Coleman v. Conservation Society of Southern Vermont, Inc.

fees in actions under the Voting Rights Act of 1964 are to be measured by same standards as in other complex litigation | fees in actions under the Voting Rights Act of 1964 are to be measured by same standards as in other complex litigation | vacated and remanded for consideration of effect of statutory amendments on issue of preparation of environmental impact statement | use of subjective criteria in awarding promotions relevant to the establishment of prima facie case of discrimination | discussion of the implications of gaps between the assumptions and the characteristics of the data as a recurring problem | remanded to consider whether court’s judgment ground on fourteenth amendment, state constitutional provisions, or both | in light of Pub.L. No. 94-83 and Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad v. SCRAP, 422 U.S. 289, 95 S.Ct. 2336, 45 L.Ed.2d 191 (1975) | “... it remains within the discretion of a district court to decline an injunction, even where deviations from prescribed NEPA procedures have occurred.” | remanded to consider whether judgment based upon federal or state constitutional grounds, or both | case remanded to consider whether judgment was based upon federal or state constitutional grounds, or both | use of subjective criteria in awarding promotions relevant to the establishment of prima facie case of discrimination | discussion of the implications of gaps between the assumptions and the characteristics of the data as a recurring problem | vacated and remanded for consideration of effect of statutory amendments on issue of preparation of environmental impact statement | judgment held to have been based on both federal and state constitutional grounds | vacated for consideration of statutory issue of preparation of environmental impact statement | remanded to consider whether judgment based upon federal or state grounds | remanded to consider whether judgment based upon federal or state grounds | vacated for consideration of statutory issue of preparation of environmental impact statement | selected methods for calculating tests of statistical significance | selected methods for calculating tests of statistical significance | Federal Water Pollution Control Act case