Northwest Resource Information Center, Inc. v. National Marine Fisheries Service’s Empirical Analysis
25 F.3d 872 · 1994
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 16 U.S.C. § 1531 (§ 2 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973) · 16 U.S.C. § 1532 (§ 3 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973) · 16 U.S.C. § 1540 (§ 11 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973) · 16 U.S.C. § 839 (Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act) · 16 U.S.C. § 839B · 16 U.S.C. § 839F · 5 U.S.C. § 551 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946)
Relies on International Oilfield Divers, Inc. v. Pickle · Seattle Master Builders Ass'n v. Pacific Northwest Electric Power & Conservation Planning Council · Pacific Power and Light Company Cp v. Bonneville Power Administration T · Public Utility District No. 1 v. Johnson
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Suits to challenge the constitutionality of this chapter, or any action thereunder, final actions and decision taken pursuant to this chapter by the [Bonneville Power] Administrator of the Council, or the implementation of such final actions, ... shall be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the region ... Suits challenging any other actions under this chapter shall be filed in the appropriate court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Bonneville Power Administration [BPA] must act consistently with the Council's program but in the end has final authority to determine its own decisions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“to protect, mitigate and enhance the fish and wildlife”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.