Badoni v. Higginson’s Empirical Analysis
1977
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 16 U.S.C. § 431 · 16 U.S.C. § 831C · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 42 U.S.C. § 4321 (§ 2 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 42 U.S.C. § 4332 (§ 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 43 U.S.C. § 620 · 43 U.S.C. § 620F
Relies on Wisconsin v. Yoder · Calvert Cliffs' Coordinating Committee, Inc. v. United States Atomic Energy Commission · Mitchell v. Woodworth · Northwestern Bands of Shoshone Indians v. United States · Life Of The Land v. Brinegar
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“religious leaders of considerable stature among the Navajo, learned in Navajo history, mythology and culture, and practitioners of traditional rites and ceremonies of ancient origin.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Badoni v. Higginson“to take appropriate steps to operate Glen Canyon Dam and Reservoir in such a manner that the important religious and cultural interests of Plaintiffs will not be harmed or degraded,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Badoni v. Higginson
How this case has been treated — in progress
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