Dow Chem. Co. v. United States ex rel. Burford

ELR Citation: ELR 20858
No(s). 82-1811 (6th Cir. Nov 9, 1984)

The court rules that aerial surveillance of Dow's plant by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) inspectors searching for Clean Air Act violations does not constitute a Fourth Amendment search and is within EPA's statutory authority. The court initially rules that, contrary to the district court's a...