Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior, et al. v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance et al.
Decided June 14, 2004. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 03-101 · 542 U.S. 55 (2004) · Cited 1,545 times
Holding
BLM’s alleged failures to act are not remediable under the APA.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
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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.
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council · 490 U.S. 360 (1989)
- Lujan v. National Wildlife Federation · 497 U.S. 871 (1990)
- Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 435 U.S. 519 (1978)
- Chrysler Corp. v. Brown · 441 U.S. 281 (1979)
- Washington State Department of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler · 537 U.S. 371 (2003)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons · 552 U.S. 214 (2008)
- Whorton v. Bockting · 549 U.S. 406 (2007)
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