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Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al., 1969 — 396 U.S. 817 · caselaw · US
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Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al.
396 U.S. 817·Supreme Court of the United States·1969
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Opinion
No. 221.
Hickel, Secretary of the Interior v. Oil Shale Corp. et al.
Solicitor General Griswold, Assistant Attorney General Kashiwa, Peter L. Strauss, Roger P. Marquis, and Edmund B. Clark for petitioner. Fowler Hamilton, Richard W. Hulbert, and Donald L. Morgan for Oil Shale Corp. et al., Gail L. Ireland for Napier et al., and Fred M. Winner for Umpleby et al., respondents.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari granted.
Mr. Justice White and Mr. Justice Marshall took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.