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City Of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund

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Advocates
Jeffrey P. Minear (on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae)
Lawrence Rosenthal (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Richard J. Lazarus (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92-1639
Petitioner: 
City Of Chicago et al.
Respondent: 
Environmental Defense Fund et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
511 U.S. 328 (1994)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 19, 1994
Decided: 
Monday, May 2, 1994
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Natural Resources

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The Oyez Project, City Of Chicago v. Environmental Defense Fund , 511 U.S. 328 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_1639)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Environmental Defense Fund, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 42 U.S.C. 6921

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