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Fifth Circuit· 12/16/2003

United States v. Needham

Citations

  • 354 F.3d 340
  • 2003 WL 22953383

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  • reading \waters of the United States\ narrowly as used in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
  • reading “waters of the United States” narrowly as used in the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
  • \The CWA [is] not so broad as to permit the federal government to impose regulations over `tributaries' that are neither themselves navigable nor truly adjacent to navigable waters.\

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Judges: Reavley, Jolly, Jones

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