404 U.S. 528 (1972) Cited 895 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union member's interest was not adequately represented by the Secretary of Labor because the Secretary had a "duty to serve two distinct interests, which are related, but not identical:" that of the individual union member and that of the general public
Holding that "an economic interest [that is] concrete and related to the underlying subject matter of the action" may permit a "creditor of a defendant to intervene in a lawsuit"
Holding that injury in an environmental litigation is met "by showing that group members have direct contact with the environmental subject matter threatened by the adverse decision" (quoting Idaho Farm Bureau Fed'n v. Babbitt , 58 F.3d 1392, 1398 (9th Cir. 1995) )
Holding that “the doctrine of last antecedent ... must yield to the most logical meaning of a statute that emerges from its plain language and legislative history”
Holding that “[o]rdinarily when a regulation is not promulgated in compliance with the APA, the regulation is invalid. However, when equity demands, the regulation can be left in place while the agency follows the necessary procedures.”