Legal Opinion
Nome Eskimo Community v. Babbitt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1995No. 94-35668PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
The district court properly dismissed this case because it was and is moot.
I. FACTS
This ease arises from an attempt by the Department of Interior to facilitate gold dredging on the floor of Norton Sound, the protrusion from the Bering Sea near Nome, Alaska. The seabed is called the “outer continental shelf.” The outer continental shelf is certain land on the bed of the sea more than three miles seaward from the coastline. 43 U.S.C. § 1331(a). “The area of the shelf off Alaska is estimated to contain 600,000 square miles, an area almost as large as Alaska itself.” 1953…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Native Village of Noatak v. Edgar Blatchford, as Commissioner, Department of Community and Regional Affairs, State of AlaskaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Gemtel Corporation Gemtel Wdch Hotel Associates v. Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles County of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Village of Gambell v. BabbittCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Snake River Farmers' Ass'n v. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Public Utilities Commission Of The State Of California v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- America West Airlines, Inc. v. National Mediation Board International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Newdow v. Congress of the United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2005
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