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October Term 1979 · decided Mar 18, 1980

Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Pacific Legal Foundation et al.

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  • Costle, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency v. Pacific Legal Foundation, OT 1979, March 18, 1980.
  • Citation: 445 U.S. 198.
  • Vote: 9 to 0.
  • Issue area: Economic Activity.

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Decided 1980-03-18 (October Term 1979). Citation: 445 U.S. 198. Vote: 9–0. Issue area: Economic Activity. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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