Legality of Cannabis by U.S. Jurisdiction

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We commented there: "In this case, as in many others, the Commission has claimed to be the representative of the public interest. This role does not permit it to act as an umpire blandly calling balls and strikes for adversaries appearing before it; the right of the public must receive active and affirmative protection at the hands of the Commission."

- in Greene County Planning Board v. Federal Power Com'n, 1972 and 42 similar citations

—noting that the public interest includes consideration of aesthetic, conservation, and recreational needs, and that the Federal Power Commission alone could not protect these interests

- in LENGTH: 35895 words and 23 similar citations

—hereinafter cited as Scenic Hudson I, this court vacated the Federal Power Commission's grant of a license to Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc., for construction of a hydroelectric pump-storage plant [1] on Storm King Mountain in Cornwall, New York.

- in Hudson River Fishermen's Ass'n v. Federal Power Com'n, 1974 and 19 similar citations

See, for example, the Sierra Club in the Mineral King controversy [31; 51, pp. 716-718; 541, and the Scenic Hudson Preservation Conference and other groups in the Storm King controversy [34, 501

- in The siting impasse and a rational choice model of regulatory behavior: An … and 17 similar citations

We see no justification for the Commission's fear that our determination [granting standing] will encourage "literally thousands" to intervene and seek review in future proceedings.

- in Scanwell Laboratories, Inc. v. Shaffer, 1970 and 20 similar citations

In other areas of administrative law, courts have required agencies to consider possible alternatives although no statutory requirement existed.

- in Moving Toward a Better-Defined Standard of Public Interest in Administrative … and 17 similar citations

As the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit noted, "the dockets... have not increased appreciably as a result of new cases in which standing would previously have been denied

- in Article I, Section 21: Access to Courts in Florida and 18 similar citations

The court said that the Commission had "an affirmative duty to inquire into and consider all relevant facts."

- in Associated Gas Distributors v. FERC, 1987 and 16 similar citations

—representatives of "aesthetic, conservation and recreation" interests not resident of the town where the project was to be located

- in Evans v. Lynn, 1975 and 15 similar citations

—the petitions challenged three 1965 orders of the Commission licensing the project and refusing to reopen proceedings and take additional evidence on various issues.

- in Scenic Hudson Preserv. Conf. v. Federal Power Com'n, 1971 and 17 similar citations