Ruckelshaus v. Sierra Club

ELR Citation: ELR 20664
No(s). 82-242 (U.S. Jul 1, 1983)

The Court, reversing the D.C. Circuit, 12 ELR 20212, rules that a party must at least partially succeed on the merits of its case before it may collect attorney fees under §307(f) of the Clean Air Act, which allows courts to award attorney fees where "appropriate." The Court first notes that neithe...