Legal Opinion
Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1981No. 79-1711PublishedCited by 1,547 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
In these cases, involving alleged damage to fishing grounds caused by discharges and ocean dumping of sewage and other waste, we are faced with questions concerning the availability of a damages remedy, based either on federal common law or on the provisions of two Acts — the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA), 86 Stat. 816, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1251 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. III), and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA), 86 Stat. 1052, as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1401 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp. III).
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Respondents are an organization whose…
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