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EVANS v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO.

No. A-456.

429 U.S. 1334 (1976)

97 S.Ct. 544

50 L.Ed.2d 441

EVANS, GOVERNOR OF WASHINGTON, ET AL., v. ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1976

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST, Circuit Justice.

Applicants, officials of the State of Washington, seek a stay of the order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, entered November 12, 1976, enjoining enforcement of Chapter 125 of the Laws of the State of Washington, 1975, First Extraordinary Session, Wash. Rev. Code § 88.16.170 et seq. This statute, designed "to decrease the likelihood of oil spills on Puget Sound and its shorelines...

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