Andrus, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Allard et al.

Decided November 27, 1979. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 78-740 · 444 U.S. 51 (1979) · Cited 585 times

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Decided 9–0.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City · 438 U.S. 104 (1978)
• Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon · 260 U.S. 393 (1922)
• Goldblatt v. Town of Hempstead · 369 U.S. 590 (1962)
• New York Ex Rel. Silz v. Hesterberg · 211 U.S. 31 (1908)
• Baker v. Carr · 369 U.S. 186 (1962)
• Hagans v. Lavine · 415 U.S. 528 (1974)
• Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 437 U.S. 153 (1978)
• Southeastern Community College v. Davis · 442 U.S. 397 (1979)
• Hughes v. Oklahoma · 441 U.S. 322 (1979)
• Goosby v. Osser · 409 U.S. 512 (1973)
• United States v. Virginia Electric & Power Co. · 365 U.S. 624 (1961)
• United States v. Central Eureka Mining Co. · 357 U.S. 155 (1958)
• United States v. Twin City Power Co. · 350 U.S. 222 (1956)

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• Loretto v. Teleprompter Manhattan CATV Corp. · 458 U.S. 419 (1982)
• Hodel v. Irving · 481 U.S. 704 (1987)
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• Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council · 505 U.S. 1003 (1992)
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• San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego · 450 U.S. 621 (1981)
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• First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los Angeles · 482 U.S. 304 (1987)
• Tahoe-Sierra Preservation Council, Inc. v. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency · 535 U.S. 302 (2002)
• Webb's Fabulous Pharmacies, Inc. v. Beckwith · 449 U.S. 155 (1980)
• MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County · 477 U.S. 340 (1986)
• Kirby Forest Industries, Inc. v. United States · 467 U.S. 1 (1984)
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• Owen v. City of Independence · 445 U.S. 622 (1980)
• Ruckelshaus v. Monsanto Co. · 467 U.S. 986 (1984)
• Lingle v. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · 544 U.S. 528 (2005)
• National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
• Dolan v. City of Tigard · 512 U.S. 374 (1994)
• Aaron v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 446 U.S. 680 (1980)
• Connolly v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation · 475 U.S. 211 (1986)
• Phillips v. Washington Legal Foundation · 524 U.S. 156 (1998)
• Steadman v. Securities & Exchange Commission · 450 U.S. 91 (1981)
• United States v. Dion · 476 U.S. 734 (1986)
• American Bank & Trust Co. v. Dallas County · 463 U.S. 855 (1983)

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