Pendulum Swings Back Standing Doctrine After Friends of the Earth v. Laidlaw

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

District courts.

Pollution.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 2000

Summary:

Reviews Supreme Court treatment of the standing issue--who is a proper party to bring an environmental suit in the federal courts--prior to Laidlaw, describes the Laidlaw litigation, and speculates as to the decision's implications for environmental citizen lawsuits

Notes:

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Pendulum Swings Back

Publisher Number:

CRS-2000-AML-0059

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