Legal Opinion
COMMONWEALTH OF KY. EX REL. HANCOCK v. Ruckelshaus
District Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided August 13, 1973No. Civ. A. 7480-GPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
JAMES F. GORDON, Chief Judge.
This suit, brought on behalf of the Commonwealth of Kentucky by State Attorney General Ed W. Hancock, raises an important question concerning the authority of the States to regulate Federal activities and installations 1 under the Clean Air Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C.' Section 1857 et seq. In general, the plaintiff asserts that Federal entities operating equipment or installations which emit air contaminants must secure a permit from the Kentucky Pollution Control Commission before operating such equipment. The permit re quirement in question…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Larson v. Domestic and Foreign Commerce Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dugan v. RankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Lynch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Hancock v. TrainSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State of Florida Ex Rel. Robert L. Shevin, Attorney General, Plaintiff v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- John Vishnevsky and Margaret Vishnevsky v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Canadian Fur Trappers Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of International Trade · 1988
- Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Wisconsin Power & Light Co.District Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1975
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