Legal Opinion
Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 12, 2000No. 98-822PublishedCited by 6,267 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
This case presents an important question concerning the operation of the citizen-suit provisions of the Clean Water Act. Congress authorized the federal district courts to entertain Clean Water Act suits initiated by “a person or persons having an interest which is or may be adversely affected.” 33 U. S. C. §§ 1365(a), (g). To impel future compliance with the Act, a district court may prescribe injunc-tive relief in such a suit; additionally or alternatively, the court may impose civil penalties payable to the United States Treasury. § 1365(a). In the Clean Water Act citizen suit now before…
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