Legal Opinion
United States v. Washington
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1989No. 87-4371PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCON, Circuit Judge:
The State of Washington, the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington, and the Environmental Hearings Office of the State of Washington (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Washington”) appeal from the grant of summary judgment in favor of the United States of America (United States). The issue we must decide in this case is whether Congress, in enacting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. § 6961 (1982), expressly and unequivocally waived federal sovereign immunity from administrative penalties assessed by a state for…
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