Nebraska Public Power Dist. v. United States

 
APPEAL NO.
07-5083
OP. BELOW
CFC
SUBJECT
Nuclear Waste
AUTHOR
Bryson

Question(s) Presented

“[W]hether prior decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit interpreting DOE’s obligations under the NWPA were binding on the parties in the action before the Court of Federal Claims.”

Holding

“We hold that the D.C. Circuit had jurisdiction to review DOE’s compliance with the NWPA, and that the mandamus order issued by the D.C. Circuit in that proceeding is not void.”

Date
Selected Proceedings and Orders
September 18, 2009
January 12, 2010
January 15, 2010