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Sierra Club v. Morton, 405 U.S. 727 (1972), is a Supreme Court of the United States case on the issue of standing under the Administrative Procedure Act.The Court rejected a lawsuit by the Sierra Club seeking to block the development of a ski resort at Mineral King valley in the Sierra Nevada Mountains because the club had not alleged any injury.
Sierra Club v. Morton: 1972: Held that an environmental group, as a corporate entity, did not by itself have standing to challenge a development permit, but that such a group could sue on behalf of any of its members if those members had, themselves, a particularized interest. [5] 4–3 United States v. SCRAP: 1973
405 U.S. 645 (1972) Men's rights; state cannot make children of unwed widowed fathers wards of the state without a hearing Sierra Club v. Morton: 405 U.S. 727 (1972) Standing in cases in which plaintiffs assert interest in aesthetic or recreational interest in property (in this case, Mineral King area) Wisconsin v. Yoder: 406 U.S. 205 (1972)
In the 1972 Supreme Court case Sierra Club v. Morton , Earthjustice (then known as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund) helped establish the right of citizens to sue for environmental damages. The case ultimately forced the Walt Disney Company to drop its plans to develop an enormous ski resort in the Mineral King valley in California's Sierra ...
Unionized workers at the Sierra Club, a leading environmental organization, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a potential strike amid layoffs and allegations of financial mismanagement.
Sierra Club California is one of the most influential environmental voices in Sacramento, advocating for policies on behalf of the 13 local chapters. California — the birthplace of the club ...
The executive director of the Sierra Club, Michael Brune, today denounced the organization's founder, John Muir, as a racist who disparaged Black and Indigenous people during his quest to preserve ...
For example, in his dissenting opinion in the landmark environmental law case Sierra Club v. Morton, 405 U.S. 727 (1972), ...