Sierra Club v. Secretary of Transportation’s Empirical Analysis
779 F.2d 776 · 1985
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 5 district ·
Relationships
Applies 33 U.S.C. § 401 · 33 U.S.C. § 525 (General Bridge Act of 1946) · 42 U.S.C. § 4332 (§ 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969) · 5 U.S.C. § 702
Relies on Best v. Humboldt Placer Mining Co. · Commissioner v. Estate of Bosch · Sierra Club v. Marsh · Isaac v. Schwartz · Phillip J. McNellis as Trustee of Donald S. Potter, Bankrupt v. First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Rochester, New York,defendant-Appellee
Most-quoted passages
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“[h]ad the permit application been for a causeway, the Coast Guard would have had to consider whether the causeway crossed an intrastate or interstate waterway, whether congressional or state approval was necessary, and whether such approval existed. By treating the causeway as a bridge, the Coast Guard avoided answering those questions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“no need ... to make any holdings about what would have been required had the Coast Guard treated the structure as a causeway” or to express an opinion”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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