Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States

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Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:argued_on April 19, 2000
Massachusetts challenged federal actions
gptkbp:case_analysis gptkb:Massachusetts_Attorney_General
gptkb:U._S._Solicitor_General
gptkbp:court gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:2000
gptkb:Justice_David_Souter
gptkbp:docket_number 98-1153
gptkbp:has_implications_for gptkb:federal_government
interstate commerce
federal oversight
environmental protection standards
legal precedent for future cases
state autonomy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States
gptkbp:impact state regulations on federal land
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:527_U._S._223
gptkbp:judged_by reversed lower court ruling
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Christian_theology
gptkb:legal_case
gptkb:regulations
environmental law
public policy
public interest
government accountability
legal interpretation
constitutional law
balance of power
administrative law
legislative power
executive power
judicial activism
state interests
legal standing
judicial restraint
statutory interpretation
Supreme Court's authority
interpretation of state law
interpretation of federal law
federal interests
gptkbp:legal_context environmental regulations
federal environmental policies
state environmental laws
federal land management
gptkbp:legal_issue federal authority
state sovereignty
gptkbp:legal_principle gptkb:Supremacy_Clause
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:National_Environmental_Policy_Act
gptkb:Comprehensive_Environmental_Response,_Compensation,_and_Liability_Act
gptkb:Clean_Air_Act
gptkb:Endangered_Species_Act
gptkb:Resource_Conservation_and_Recovery_Act
gptkbp:outcome favor of the United States
gptkbp:precedent federal preemption
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:United_States_v._California
gptkbp:significance state vs federal power dynamics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Circuit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5