Native Ecosystems Council v. Weldon’s Empirical Analysis
697 F.3d 1043 · 2012
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 12 district ·
Relationships
Applies 16 U.S.C. § 1604 · 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 4321 (§ 2 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of United States Inc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Consumer Alert · Singleton v. Wulff · Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council · Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council
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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“On the forest level, the Forest Service develops a Land and Resource Management Plan (forest plan), which consists of broad, long-term plans and objectives for the entire forest.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“NEPA is a procedural statute that requires the federal government to carefully consider the impacts of and alternatives to major environmental decisions.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“NEPA requires agencies to take a 'hard look' at the environmental consequences of proposed agency actions before those actions are undertaken.”
4 later decisions 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.