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FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. v. LORION

No. 83-703.

470 U.S. 729 (1985)

105 S.Ct. 1598

84 L.Ed.2d 643

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. v. LORION, DBA CENTER FOR NUCLEAR RESPONSIBILITY, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 20, 1985

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles A. Rothfeld argued the cause pro hac vice for petitioners in No. 83-1031. On the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Claiborne, John H. Garvey, Dirk D. Snel, John A. Bryson, Herzel H. E. Plaine, and E. Leo Slaggie. Harold F. Reis argued the cause for petitioner in No. 83-703. With him on the briefs was Norman A. Coll.

Martin H. Hodder argued the cause for respondent Lorion. With him on the brief was Terence J. Anderson.†

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

These cases require us to decide whether 28 U. S. C. § 2342(4) and 42 U. S. C. § 2239 grant the federal courts of appeals exclusive subject-matter jurisdiction initially to review decisions of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to deny citizen petitions requesting that the Commission "institute a proceeding . . . to modify, suspend or revoke a license . . . ." 10...

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