Aertsen v. Landrieu’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 16 U.S.C. § 470F · 42 U.S.C. § 1437F · 42 U.S.C. § 4332 (§ 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 42 U.S.C. § 5301 (Housing and Community Development Act of 1974) · 42 U.S.C. § 5304 · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Kleppe v. Sierra Club · Atlas Roofing Co. v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · Strycker's Bay Neighborhood Council, Inc. v. Karlen · Cupp v. Naughten
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.
“(1) Destruction or alteration of all or part of a property; (2) Isolation from or alteration of the property’s surrounding environment; (3) Introduction of visual, audible, or atmospheric elements that are out of character with the property or alter its setting; (4) Neglect of a property resulting in its deterioration or destruction; (5) Transfer or sale of a property without adequate conditions or restrictions regarding preservation, maintenance, or use.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“prior to the approval of the expenditure of any Federal funds on [an] undertaking ... take into account the effect of the undertaking on any district, site, building, structure or object that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“a complete answer to plaintiffs' contentions under MEPA,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.