Legal Opinion
Havasupai Tribe v. Robertson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 26, 1991No. 90-15956PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Per curiam
The Havasupai Tribe appeals the district court’s affirmance of the decision of the Forest Service, which approved the development of a uranium mine in the area of the Grand Canyon. The Tribe had opposed the development, arguing that the plot of land involved is an area of religious significance to them, and that the Forest Service did not adequately consider the effect of such a mine on their water supply.
In this appeal the Tribe contends that (1) the district court erred by barring discovery and limiting review to the administrative record filed by the Forest Service, (2) the Plan interfered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Animal Defense Council v. HodelCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Bruce M. And Dorothy v. Cady v. Rogers C. B. Morton, Secretary of the Department of InteriorCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Animal Defense Council v. Donald P. Hodel, Southern Arizona Water Resources Association, Defendants-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Arnold GemmillCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Town of Norfolk and Town of Walpole v. United States Army Corps of EngineersCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Holy Cross Wilderness Fund v. MadiganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Holy Cross Wilderness Fund v. MadiganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Environment Now! v. EspyDistrict Court, E.D. California · 1994
- Sokaogon Chippewa Community v. BabbittDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1996
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