Legal Opinion
Western Energy Company v. United States Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 8, 1991No. 90-35356PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS G. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal from a judgment of the district court upholding the Secretary of the Interior’s amendments to Western Energy Company’s coal lease, we hold that the 1976 amendments to the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 apply to leases issued prior to 1976. In doing so, we join with the courts of appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Tenth Circuit.
I. BACKGROUND
The Tenth and D.C. Circuits have decided four cases on the issues related to the effect of the 1976 amendment to the Mineral Lands Leasing Act (MLLA). 1 Since we basically agree with the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Lynch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Perry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Bowen v. Public Agencies Opposed to Social Security EntrapmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Lau Ow Bew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- United States v. Narcisa SavinovichCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Darden v. PetersCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2007
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