International Paper Co. v. Ouellette

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1987-01-21

Cited by 535 later decision(s) in our corpus · see the citation network in Lexace

Open in Lexace · Ask the AI about this case

From the opinion

Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. This case involves the pre-emptive scope of the Clean Water Act, 86 Stat. 816 , as amended, 33 U. S. C. § 1251 et seq. (CWA or Act). 1 The question presented is whether the Act pre-empts a common-law nuisance suit filed in a Vermont court under Verm…

Read the full opinion (source) ↗


Lexace provides legal information, not legal advice, and no attorney–client relationship is created. Citation figures are counts of later citing opinions in our corpus and may be incomplete; always read and Shepardize the full opinion before relying on it.