Rapanos v. United States was a United States Supreme Court decision which interpreted the Clean Water Act to require that in order for the act to apply to a body of water that body of water must have at least "a significant nexus" with navigable waters.
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| - Rapanos v. United States was a United States Supreme Court decision which interpreted the Clean Water Act to require that in order for the act to apply to a body of water that body of water must have at least "a significant nexus" with navigable waters.
- Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. 715 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case challenging federal jurisdiction to regulate isolated wetlands under the Clean Water Act. It was the first major environmental case heard by the newly appointed Chief Justice, John Roberts and Associate Justice, Samuel Alito. The Supreme Court heard the case on February 21, 2006 and issued a decision on June 19, 2006. While five justices agreed to void rulings against the plaintiffs, who wanted to fill their wetlands to build a shopping mall and condos, the court was split over further details, with the four more conservative justices arguing in favor of a more restrictive reading of the term "navigable waters" than the four more liberal justices. Justice Kennedy did not fully join either position. The ca
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| - Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. 715
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| - On writs of cert. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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| - John A. Rapanos, et ux., et al., Petitioners v. United States; June Carabell, et al., Petitioners v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, et al.
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| - Rapanos v. United States was a United States Supreme Court decision which interpreted the Clean Water Act to require that in order for the act to apply to a body of water that body of water must have at least "a significant nexus" with navigable waters.
- Rapanos v. United States, 547 U.S. 715 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case challenging federal jurisdiction to regulate isolated wetlands under the Clean Water Act. It was the first major environmental case heard by the newly appointed Chief Justice, John Roberts and Associate Justice, Samuel Alito. The Supreme Court heard the case on February 21, 2006 and issued a decision on June 19, 2006. While five justices agreed to void rulings against the plaintiffs, who wanted to fill their wetlands to build a shopping mall and condos, the court was split over further details, with the four more conservative justices arguing in favor of a more restrictive reading of the term "navigable waters" than the four more liberal justices. Justice Kennedy did not fully join either position. The case was remanded to the lower court. Ultimately, Rapanos agreed to a nearly $1,000,000 settlement with the EPA while not admitting to any wrongdoing.
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