Legal Opinion
Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Ass'n v. Andrus
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 10, 1979No. 79-1146PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUTZNER, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of the Interior appeals an order of the district court granting Virginia Surface Mining and Reclamation Association, a number of coal companies, individual landowners, and the Town of Wise, Virginia an interlocutory injunction against enforcement of §§ 502-522 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 [30 U.S.C. §§ 1252-1272]. The complaint against the Secretary sought declaratory and injunctive relief to prevent enforcement of the Act on grounds that it is an unconstitutional assumption of authority under the commerce clause and a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Blackwelder Furniture Company of Statesville, Inc. v. Seilig Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Federal Power Commission v. Texaco Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- In Re Surface Mining Regulation LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
- In Re Surface Mining Regulation LitigationDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1978
3Cited by4 opinions
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