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Supreme Court· 4/27/1982

Weinberger v. Romero-Barcelo

Citations

  • 456 U.S. 305
  • 102 S. Ct. 1798
  • 72 L. Ed. 2d 91
  • 1982 U.S. LEXIS 34
  • 12 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20538
  • 50 U.S.L.W. 4434
  • 17 ERC (BNA) 1217

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the issuance of an injunction is permissive rather than mandatory unless Congress expressly specifies otherwise
  • holding that the issuance of an injunction is permissive rather than mandatory unless Congress expressly specifies otherwise
  • holding that an injunction should not issue as a matter of course for irreparable harm that is \merely trifling\
  • holding that an injunction should not issue as a matter of course for irreparable harm that is “merely trifling”
  • holding that Federal Water Pollution Control Act did not rob district court of power “to order that relief it considers necessary to secure prompt compliance with the Act”
  • holding that a court has discretion to decline a request for injunction even where there is a conceded violation of law.

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Judges: White, Burger, Brennan, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Stevens

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