Legal Opinion
Izaak Walton League of America v. Marsh
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 24, 1981No. Nos. 79-2529, 79-2530, 80-1017 and 80-1024PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
Commercial navigation on the Upper Mississippi River and the Illinois River is made possible through a series of 27 locks and dams known as the Upper Mississippi River Navigation System. Locks and Dam 26, which is located on the Upper Mississippi near Alton, Illinois, is a vital link in this system. Because it stands just south of the juncture of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, and just north of the juncture of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, it serves as a funnel through which all traffic…
2Cases cited64 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by63 opinions
- Environmental Defense Fund v. MarshCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Coalition on Sensible Transportation, Inc. v. Elizabeth DoleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Donald P. Hodel, Secretary of the Interior, the American Petroleum Institute, Intervenors. No. 87-1432Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- Sierra Club v. James M. Sigler, Etc., Pelican Terminal Company and Galveston Wharves, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Misión Industrial de Puerto Rico, Inc. v. Junta de Calidad AmbientalSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1998
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