Union of Concerned Scientists v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Case Details
- Nature of Suit — the legal category of the dispute
- 899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
- Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
- Unknown
- Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
- motion to dismiss
- State
- Massachusetts
- Circuit
- First Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Outcome
The court dismissed the plaintiffs' complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, finding that the EPA's directive prohibiting grant recipients from serving on federal advisory committees was committed to agency discretion by law and not subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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