National Audubon Society v. Superior Court

Decided February 17, 1983. Frank K. Richardson wrote the opinion for the court.

658 P.2d 709 · Cited 176 times

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• Marks v. Whitney · 491 P.2d 374
• City of Berkeley v. Superior Court · 606 P.2d 362
• City of Los Angeles v. Aitken · 10 Cal. App. 2d 460
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District · 26 Cal. 3d 183
• People v. Shirokow · 605 P.2d 859
• Colberg, Inc. v. State of California Ex Rel. Dept. Pub. Wks. · 67 Cal. 2d 408
• Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District · 572 P.2d 1128
• Younger v. Superior Court · 577 P.2d 1014
• Temescal Water Co. v. Department of Public Works · 44 Cal. 2d 90
• People v. California Fish Co. · 138 P. 79
• Joslin v. Marin Municipal Water District · 429 P.2d 889
• In Re Waters of Long Valley Creek Stream System · 599 P.2d 656
• Fullerton v. State Water Resources Control Board · 90 Cal. App. 3d 590
• State of California v. Superior Court (Fogerty) · 625 P.2d 256
• Railroad Comm'n of Tex. v. Pullman Co. · 312 U.S. 496
• Abelleira v. District Court of Appeal · 17 Cal. 2d 280
• Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los Angeles · 593 P.2d 200
• County of Sacramento v. Hickman · 66 Cal. 2d 841
• Peabody v. City of Vallejo · 2 Cal. 2d 351
• Van Atta v. Scott · 613 P.2d 210
• California Physicians' Service v. Garrison · 28 Cal. 2d 790
• Tulare Water Co. v. State Water Commission · 202 P. 874
• State of California v. Superior Court (Lyon) · 625 P.2d 239
• County of Inyo v. Public Utilities Commission · 604 P.2d 566
• California Trout, Inc. v. State Water Resources Control Board · 90 Cal. App. 3d 816

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• California Trout, Inc. v. State Water Resources Control Board · 207 Cal. App. 3d 585
• Siskiyou County Farm Bureau v. Department of Fish & Wildlife · 237 Cal. App. 4th 411
• El Dorado Irrigation District v. State Water Resources Control Board · 48 Cal. Rptr. 3d 468
• California Trout, Inc. v. Superior Court · 218 Cal. App. 3d 187
• CITIZENS LEGAL ENFORCEMENT & RESTORATION v. Connor · 762 F. Supp. 2d 1214
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• Mineral County v. STATE, DEPT. OF CONSERV. · 20 P.3d 800
• Light v. State Water Resources Control Board · 226 Cal. App. 4th 1463
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