Legal Opinion
Foundation on Economic Trends v. Richard Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 6, 1991No. 90-5097PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
Opinion dissenting in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
“Germplasm” consists of plants, seeds and plant parts maintained for the purposes of study, breeding or genetic research. This action, begun in the district court, sought an injunction and a declaratory judgment against officials of the United States Department of Agriculture requiring them to prepare an environmental impact statement with respect to what the complaint described as the Department’s “germplasm preservation…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by70 opinions
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