Legal Opinion
Public Citizen Friends of the Earth, Inc. Sierra Club v. United States Trade Representative
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 24, 1993No. 93-5212PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
Concurring opinion filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
Appellees Public Citizen, Friends of the Earth, Inc., and the Sierra Club (collectively “Public Citizen”) sued the Office of the United States Trade Representative, claiming that an environmental impact statement was required for the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”). The district court granted Public Citizen’s motion for summary judgment and ordered that an impact statement be prepared “forthwith.” In its appeal of that ruling, the government contends that the…
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