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In re Aiken County’s Empirical Analysis

645 F.3d 428 · 2011

Citation profile

26
cited by 26 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
1
states following
June 2026
most recently cited

12 federal appellate · 4 district · 2 state decisions

Relationships

Applies 42 U.S.C. § 10131 · 42 U.S.C. § 10132 · 42 U.S.C. § 10134 · 42 U.S.C. § 10135 · 42 U.S.C. § 10139 · 42 U.S.C. § 10172 · 42 U.S.C. § 5841 · 42 U.S.C. § 7131

Relies on Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · Buckley v. Valeo · Allen v. Wright · Bennett v. Spear · Mistretta v. United States

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “). 7 See id. at 432 . 8 See id. 9 42 U.S.C. § 10134 (d) ("The Commission shall consider an application for a construction authorization for all or part of a repository in accordance with the laws applicable to such applications, except that the Commission shall issue a final decision approving or disapproving the issuance of a construction authorization not later than the expiration of 3 years after the date of the submission of such application, except that the Commission may extend such deadline by not more than 12 months if, not less than 30 days before such deadline, the Commission complies with the reporting requirements established in subsection (e)(2) of this section.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  2. “is an independent agency that operates free of presidential direction and supervision.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
  3. “establish a schedule for the siting, construction, and operation of repositories.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

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