FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, INC. v. WEINBERGER

Civ. A. No. 83-0053.

562 F.Supp. 265 (1983)

FRIENDS OF THE EARTH, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, v. Caspar W. WEINBERGER, Secretary of Defense, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

April 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas Y. Yost, Katherine P. Ransel, Kenneth N. Goldenberg, Center for Law in the Public Interest, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Robert D. Daniel, James M. Spears, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Grant Reynolds, Byron D. Baur, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., for defendants.

Daniel J. Popeo, Paul D. Kamenar, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:

The plaintiffs in this proceeding are several not-for-profit public interest groups concerned with the environmental consequences of the MX missile program. The term "MX" is an acronym for "missile experimental", a reference to the new generation of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Several of the organizations have a broad base as to both membership and area of concern. Others have memberships...

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