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{{Infobox Case Brief | {{Infobox Case Brief | ||
|court=Supreme Court | |court=U.S. Supreme Court | ||
|date=June 15, 1978 | |date=June 15, 1978 | ||
|subject=Endangered Species Act of 1973 * Statutory interpretation * Environmental law | |subject=Endangered Species Act of 1973 * Statutory interpretation * Environmental law | ||
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Tennessee Valley Authority has received Congressional funds to construct the dam in Tennessee. | Tennessee Valley Authority has received Congressional funds to construct the dam in Tennessee. | ||
|issues=Congress had to balance the need for rural economic development versus species protection. | |issues=Congress had to balance the need for rural economic development versus species protection. | ||
|judgment=The majority of the Court ruled that the dam construction must halt. | |||
| judgment | |comments=Congress had to amend the Engendered Species Act to allow exemptions for projects with significant value to the public. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Environmental law]] | *[[Environmental law]] | ||
Revision as of 20:48, June 4, 2022
| TVA v. Hill | |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
|---|---|
| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 15, 1978 |
| Appealed from | United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit |
Facts
The construction of the Tellico Dam would endanger the life of a newly designated as endangered fish species know as snail darter (perch).
Tennessee Valley Authority has received Congressional funds to construct the dam in Tennessee.Issues
Congress had to balance the need for rural economic development versus species protection.
Judgment
The majority of the Court ruled that the dam construction must halt.
Comments
Congress had to amend the Engendered Species Act to allow exemptions for projects with significant value to the public.
