Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center’s Empirical Analysis
568 U.S. 597 · 2013
Citation profile
19 federal appellate · 16 district · 5 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals)
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 1251 (Alternative Water Sources Act of 2000) · 33 U.S.C. § 1311 · 33 U.S.C. § 1319 · 33 U.S.C. § 1342 · 33 U.S.C. § 1362 · 33 U.S.C. § 1365 · 33 U.S.C. § 1369
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · William Marbury v. James Madison · Auer v. Robbins · Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co. · Middlesex County Sewerage Authority v. National Sea Clammers Assn.
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 93 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“contravenes one of the great rules of separation of powers”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A central provision of the [CWA] is its requirement that individuals, corporations, and governments secure [NPDES] permits before discharging pollution from any point source into the navigable waters ...”
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.