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Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., et al.; and Virginia Citizens for Better Reclamation, Inc., et al. v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., et al.
445 U.S. 922·Supreme Court of the United States·1980
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No. A-720.
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., et al.; and Virginia Citizens for Better Reclamation, Inc., et al. v. Virginia Surface Mining & Reclamation Assn., Inc., et al.
No. A-725.
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Applications for stay of judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, presented to The Chief Justice, and by him referred to the Court, granted pending timely filing and disposition of the appeals in this Court.