Legal Opinion
Winnebago Tribe v. Ray
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1980No. 79-1632PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (the Tribe) appeals an order of the district court1 denying its request for a permanent injunction to bar construction of a proposed power line running from Raun, Iowa, to Hoskins, Nebraska. The Tribe claims the district court erred in holding that the issuance of a permit to cross the Missouri River by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) was not a “major federal action” within the meaning of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 4321-47 (1976). The Tribe also maintains that, contrary to the district court’s…
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- Save Our Ten Acres v. Rod Kreger, Acting Administrator, General Services AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Hiram B. Ely v. Richard W. Velde, Associate Administrator, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, Natural Resources Defense Council, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Minnesota Public Interest Research Group v. Earl v. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Zabel v. TabbCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Sierra Club v. John O. Marsh, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Winnebago Tribe Of Nebraska v. Col. James W. RayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Sugarloaf Citizens Ass'n. v. Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992
- Olmsted Citizens For A Better Community v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Julio Quinonez-Lopez v. Coco Lagoon Development CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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