LUJAN V. NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
497 U.S. 871 (1990)
NATURE OF THE CASE: This was a dispute over reclassification of federal land. This was an
appeal from a reversal of a grant of summary judgment.
FACTS: The Interior Department reclassified vast tracks of land that opened the land to
development including mining. NWF (P) alleged that Interior had violated the NEPA and APA
and certain land management statutes. P argued that the withdrawals violated provisions of
the NEPA and the APA requiring mandatory procedures for agency action. To establish
standing, P relied primarily on affidavits from two members who asserted they had visited
places in the vicinity of the areas that two of the 1250 Interior land decisions had
affected. The Government eventually filed a summary judgment motion on grounds of standing.
The circuit court dismissed the action. The D.C. Circuit reversed and issued a preliminary
injunction for reclassification. The Supreme Court granted review.
ISSUE:
RULE OF LAW:
HOLDING AND DECISION:
LEGAL ANALYSIS:
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