Tennessee Valley Authority v. United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Empirical Analysis
278 F.3d 1184 · 2002
Citation profile
12 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 12 U.S.C. § 1828 · 16 U.S.C. § 792 (§ 1 of the Federal Power Act of 1920) · 16 U.S.C. § 831 (Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933) · 16 U.S.C. § 8B · 28 U.S.C. § 509 (Justice Department Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Enhancement Act of 1988) · 28 U.S.C. § 519 · 42 U.S.C. § 7401 (Air Quality Act of 1967) · 42 U.S.C. § 7409
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · Baker v. Carr · Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.
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“[w]hen ... a plaintiffs asserted injury arises from the government’s allegedly unlawful regulation (or lack of regulation) of someone else, much more is needed.... The existence of one or more of the essential elements of standing depends on the unfettered choices made by independent actors not before the courts and whose exercise of broad and legitimate discretion the courts cannot presume either to control or predict ... it becomes the burden of the plaintiff to adduce facts showing that those choices have been or will be made in such a manner as to produce causation and permit redressability of injury.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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