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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 29 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Friends Of Southeast's Future v. Morrison.

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1 Friends Of Southeast's Future v. Morrison Anchor
ca9 · 1998
green “the existence of reasonable but unexamined alternatives renders an eis inadequate.” 7
2 Weinberger v. Catholic Action of Hawaii/Peace Education Project
scotus · 1981
green “an eis need not be prepared simply because a project is contemplated, but only when the project is proposed.” 6
3 Oregon Natural Desert Ass'n v. Bureau of Land Management
ca9 · 2008
green “the heart of the environmental impact statement.” 4
4 United States v. Curtis-Nevada Mines, Inc., and Robert Curtis
ca9 · 1980
green “claimants could continue mining activities on the claims, without ever obtaining a patent. as a practical matter, mining claimants could remain in exclusive possession of the claim without ever proving a valid discovery or actually conducting mining operations.” 3
5 United States v. Curtis-Nevada Mines, Inc., and Robert Curtis
ca9 · 1980
green “there was a legitimate discovery of a valuable mineral deposit on the land which a prudent man would be justified in developing.” 3
6 United States v. Ray Shumway Molly Shumway
ca9 · 1999
green “the owner of a mining or mill site claim does not need a patent, or a vested right to issuance of a patent, to possess and use the property.” 3
7 State of Utah v. Andrus
utd · 1979
green “a reasonable interpretation of the word 'unnecessary' is that which is not necessary for mining. 'undue' is that which is excessive, improper, immoderate or unwarranted.” 3

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