Legal Opinion
Hammond v. North Slope Borough
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 7, 1982No. 5550, 5558, 5560 and 5561PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Justice.
This appeal concerns a decision by the State of Alaska to lease offshore tracts in the Beaufort Sea for oil and gas exploration and development. That decision culminated in a lease sale held on December 11, 1979. The matter is before this court as a result of a suit filed by persons claiming that the lease sale will adversely affect the ecology and wildlife resources of the area and the centuries-old traditions and lifestyle of the Inupiat Eskimo people.
FACTS
The sale had its origin in November 1974, when the State of Alaska issued a lease *753schedule which included three…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Kleppe v. Sierra ClubSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific R.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Kelly v. ZamarelloAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Tesoro Alaska Petroleum Co. v. Kenai Pipe Line Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1987
- Public Access Shoreline Hawaii ex rel. Rothstein v. Hawai'i County Planning Commission ex rel. FujimotoHawaii Supreme Court · 1995
- Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Inc. v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- University of Alaska v. GeistautsAlaska Supreme Court · 1983
- Alaska Survival v. State, Department of Natural ResourcesAlaska Supreme Court · 1986
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