Legal Opinion
Public Citizen v. Heckler
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 11, 1987No. Civ. A. 85-1395PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NORMA HOLLOWAY JOHNSON, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case are Public Citizen, a non-profit public interest organization whose objectives include improving the public health; Sidney M. Wolfe, M.D., Director of Public Citizen Health Research Group; the American Public Health Association, a nonprofit public health professional society; and George J. Drabble, a resident of California, where most raw milk is produced and consumed. Plaintiffs challenge as arbitrary, capricious, and not in accordance with law, the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“HHS”…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Burlington Truck Lines, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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