Alumet v. Andrus’s Empirical Analysis
607 F.2d 911 · 1979
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on National Cable Television Assn., Inc. v. United States · Federal Power Commission v. New England Power Co. · 433 F. Supp. 144 - Public Serv. Co. of Colorado v. Andrus
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'that portion of the costs incurred for the benefit of the general public rather than for the exclusive benefit of the applicant' ... completely negated the former provision in the same statute that reasonable costs included the cost of an environmental impact statement.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the Secretary should consider the benefit to the general public”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the scope of an EIS ... should generally be a factor in the agency's consideration of the costs incurred for the benefit of the public at large.”
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.