Legal Opinion
National Forest Preservation Group v. Butz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 10, 1973No. 72-1998PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALFRED T. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
National Forest Preservation Group (NFPG) challenges on procedural and substantive grounds the decision of the .Forest Service to exchange certain government land for lands of the intervenor, Burlington Northern.
The lands are in southwest Montana. The United States agreed, in three separate transactions, to exchange lands within the Gallatin National Forest for lands within and adjacent to the Forest and within Yellowstone National Park. A part of the lands being acquired by Burlington Northern are to be used by Big Sky of Montana, Inc., in a proposed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sierra Club v. MortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Rogers C. B. Morton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of America, Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Intervenor. Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Jones v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by65 opinions
- City of Davis, a Municipal Corporation v. William T. Coleman, Jr., Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Sierra Club v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Shell Oil Company, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Darnell GARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John C. LAWN, D.E.A. Administrator, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Bruce M. And Dorothy v. Cady v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Ness Investment Corporation, and Canyon Lake Resort, Inc. v. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, and Fred Wirth, ForestsupervisorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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