Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Flint Ridge Development Co. v. Scenic Rivers Ass'n
429 U.S. 875
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1976-10-04
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- interpreting NEPA mandate that agencies comply with the Act "to the fullest extent possible" as "neither accidental nor hyperbolic," but rather "a deliberate command" that agencies comply unless there is "a clear and unavoidable conflict with statutory authority"
Citator
UpLaw has not yet analyzed Flint Ridge Development Co. v. Scenic Rivers Ass'n. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.
- Cited by
- 46 opinions
426 U. S. 776; and
426 U. S. 476. Petitions for rehearing denied.
Mr. Justice Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of these petitions.