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• Title: Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness Society Et Al.
• Author : Supreme Court of the United States
• Release Date : January 12, 1975
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 106 KB

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This litigation was initiated by respondents Wilderness Society, Environmental Defense Fund, Inc., and Friends of the Earth in an attempt to prevent the issuance of permits by the Secretary of the Interior which were required for the construction of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. The Court of Appeals awarded attorneys fees to respondents against petitioner Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. based upon the courts equitable powers and the theory that respondents were entitled to fees because they were performing the services of a "private attorney general." Certiorari was granted, 419 U.S. 823 (1974), to determine whether this award of attorneys fees was appropriate. We reverse.

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