SWANCC v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Reversed lower court decision
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| gptkbp:caseTypes |
Environmental law case
99-1178 |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
5-4 ruling |
| gptkbp:date |
January 9, 2001
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
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| gptkbp:environmentalImpact |
Implications for state authority
Implications for wetlands protection |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Appealed_to_the_Supreme_Court
Lower_court_ruled_in_favor_of_the_Corps |
| gptkbp:homeGround |
Set a precedent for future environmental litigation
Involved multiple stakeholders including local governments Debate over state vs. federal powers Dispute over landfill site Examined the balance of power in environmental law Highlighted issues of land use and regulation Influenced by previous rulings on water rights Involves environmental conservation efforts Involves isolated wetlands Part of a broader environmental policy discussion SWANCC challenged federal jurisdiction Significant for local governance Reflected changing attitudes towards environmental regulation Involved significant legal arguments regarding jurisdiction Addressed the role of federal agencies in environmental protection SWANCC_argued_against_federal_overreach Corps_claimed_jurisdiction_under_the_Clean_Water_Act |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
SWANCC v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| gptkbp:impact |
Limited federal authority over isolated waters
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Stevens
Judicial interpretation of federal statutes |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Administrative law
Environmental law Limited federal oversight Clean Water Act jurisdiction Federalism in environmental regulation Clarified_scope_of_federal_jurisdiction_under_the_Clean_Water_Act |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
531 U.S. 159 (2001)
Influenced future water regulation policies |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Supreme_Court_ruled_in_favor_of_SWANCC
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| gptkbp:politicalAffiliation |
gptkb:Solid_Waste_Agency_of_Northern_Cook_County
gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers |
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Scalia
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent environmental regulation cases
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:United_States_v._Riverside_Bayview_Homes,_Inc.
gptkb:Rapanos_v._United_States |