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Alyeska Pipeline Svc. Co. v. Wilderness Soc’y, 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
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Alyeska Pipeline Svc. Co. v. Wilderness Soc’y, 421 U.S. 240 (1975)
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society No. 73-1977 Argued January 22, 1975 Decided May 12, 1975 421 U.S. 240
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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Under the "American Rule" that attorneys’ fees are not ordinarily recoverable by the prevailing litigant in federal litigation in the absence of statutory authorization, respondents, which had instituted litigation to prevent issuance of Government permits required for construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, cannot recover attorneys’ fees from petitioner based on the "private attorney general" approach erroneously approved by the Court of Appeals, since only Congress, not the courts, can authorize such an exception to the American rule. Pp. 247-271.
161 U.S.App.D.C. 446, 495 F.2d 1026, reversed.
WHITE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BURGER, C.J., and STEWART, BLACKMUN, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. BRENNAN, J., post, p. 271, and MARSHALL, J., post, p. 272, filed dissenting opinions. DOUGLAS and POWELL, JJ., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Alyeska Pipeline Svc. Co. v. Wilderness Soc’y, 421 U.S. 240 (1975) in 421 U.S. 240 421 U.S. 241. Original Sources, accessed May 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H89PDHSS1RZLVE1.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Alyeska Pipeline Svc. Co. v. Wilderness Soc’y, 421 U.S. 240 (1975), in 421 U.S. 240, page 421 U.S. 241. Original Sources. 19 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H89PDHSS1RZLVE1.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Alyeska Pipeline Svc. Co. v. Wilderness Soc’y, 421 U.S. 240 (1975). cited in 1975, 421 U.S. 240, pp.421 U.S. 241. Original Sources, retrieved 19 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=H89PDHSS1RZLVE1.
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