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Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al., 1979 — 444 U.S. 978 · caselaw · US
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Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
444 U.S. 978·Supreme Court of the United States·1979
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Opinion
No. 78-1815.
Andrus, Secretary of the Interior v. Shell Oil Co. et al.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 10th Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 822.] Motion of respondents to require the Solicitor General to file a brief conforming to the petition for cer-tiorari, or, in the alternative, to amend the order of the Court granting the petition, denied.