Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of United States Army

Decided August 4, 1972. William Colbert Keady wrote the opinion for the court.

348 F. Supp. 916 · Cited 55 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Oklahoma Ex Rel. Phillips v. Guy F. Atkinson Co. · 313 U.S. 508
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Corps of Engineers of the U. S. ARMY · 325 F. Supp. 728
• Environmental Defense Fund v. Hardin · 325 F. Supp. 1401

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• Sierra Club v. Froehlke · 359 F. Supp. 1289
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Alexander · 501 F. Supp. 742
• Boone v. Tillatoba Creek Drainage District · 379 F. Supp. 1239
• Environmental Defense Fund v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 371 F. Supp. 1004
• Cape Henry Bird Club v. Laird · 359 F. Supp. 404
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Armstrong · 352 F. Supp. 50
• Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Grant · 355 F. Supp. 280
• State Ex Rel. Montana Wilderness Ass'n v. Board of Natural Resources & Conservation · 648 P.2d 734
• Association Concerned About Tomorrow, Inc. v. Dole · 610 F. Supp. 1101
• Movement Against Destruction v. Trainor · 400 F. Supp. 533
• Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. Tennessee Valley Authority · 367 F. Supp. 128
• Lee v. Resor · 348 F. Supp. 389
• Crosby v. Young · 512 F. Supp. 1363
• Conservation Council of North Carolina v. Froehlke · 435 F. Supp. 775
• City of New York v. United States Department of Transportation · 539 F. Supp. 1237
• Sierra Club v. Bergland · 451 F. Supp. 120
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Costle · 439 F. Supp. 980
• Burkey v. Ellis · 483 F. Supp. 897
• Association Concerned About Tomorrow, Inc. v. Slater · 40 F. Supp. 2d 823
• Sierra Club v. Morton · 431 F. Supp. 11
• Schicht v. Romney · 372 F. Supp. 1270

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