North Fork Preservation Ass'n v. Department of State Lands

Decided August 22, 1989. R. C. McDonough wrote the opinion for the court.

778 P.2d 862 · Cited 54 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.

• Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources Council · 490 U.S. 360
• Conner v. Burford · 605 F. Supp. 107
• Kadillak v. Anaconda Co. · 602 P.2d 147
• State Ex Rel. Montana Wilderness Ass'n v. Board of Natural Resources & Conservation · 648 P.2d 734
• Langen v. Badlands Cooperative State Grazing Dist. · 234 P.2d 467
• Jeppeson v. State, Dept. of State Lands · 667 P.2d 428
• State Ex Rel. Thompson v. Babcock · 409 P.2d 808
• Thornton v. Commissioner of Department of Labor & Industry · 621 P.2d 1062

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• Friends of the Wild Swan v. Department of Natural Resources & Conservation · 2000 MT 209
• Montana Environmental Information Center, Inc. v. Montana Department of Transportation · 2000 MT 5
• Johansen v. State, Dept. of Natural Resources · 1998 MT 51
• Montana Wildlife Federation v. Montana Board of Oil & Gas Conservation · 2012 MT 128
• Northern Plains Resource Council, Inc. v. Montana Board of Land Commissioners · 2012 MT 234
• Heffernan v. Missoula City Council · 2011 MT 91
• Clark Fork Coalition v. Montana Department of Environmental Quality · 2008 MT 407
• Skyline Sportsmen's Ass'n v. Board of Land Commissioners · 951 P.2d 29
• Winchell v. Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation · 1999 MT 11
• Richards v. County of Missoula · 2009 MT 453
• Ravalli County Fish and Game Ass'n, Inc. v. Montana Dept. of State Lands · 903 P.2d 1362
• Citizens for Responsible Development v. Board of County Commissioners · 2009 MT 182
• Core-Mark International Inc. v. Montana Board of Livestock · 376 Mont. 25
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• Kiely Construction, L.L.C. v. City of Red Lodge Ex Rel. Red Lodge City Council · 2002 MT 241
• Madison River R v. Ltd. v. Town of Ennis · 2000 MT 15
• Pennaco Energy, Inc. v. Montana Board of Environmental Review · 2008 MT 425
• Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Lujan · 794 F. Supp. 1015
• Montana Environmental Information Center v. Montana Department of Environmental Quality · 382 Mont. 102
• Johansen v. State · 1999 MT 187
• Clark Fork Coalition v. Department of Environmental Quality, Revett Silver Co. · 2012 MT 240
• Richards v. County of Missoula · 2012 MT 236

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