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· 2/11/1980

National Wildlife Federation v. The United States of America

Citations

  • 626 F.2d 917
  • 200 U.S. App. D.C. 53
  • 10 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20172
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 20659

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[T]he exercise of discretion to issue a writ of mandamus … must be guided by the court’s perception of the public interest.”
  • “[T]he exercise of discretion to issue a writ of mandamus … must be guided by the court’s perception of the public interest.”
  • “An action purportedly requesting a mandatory injunction against a federal official is analyzed as one requesting mandamus.”
  • declining to issue mandamus against the President

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Judges: McGowan, Leventhal, Penn

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