National Mining Association v. Chao

160 F. Supp. 2d 47 (2001)

Study Aids
Case Briefs Overview
Casebooks
Case Briefs
N
From our private database of 46,200+ case briefs, written and edited by humans—never with AI.

National Mining Association v. Chao

United States District Court for the District of Columbia
160 F. Supp. 2d 47 (2001)

  • Written by Heather Whittemore, JD

Facts

The Black Lung Benefits Act (the act) provided benefits to coal miners who were disabled by black lung disease. The United States Department of Labor (the department) (defendant) was authorized to enact regulations governing the act. In 1997 the government notified the public that it was considering revisions to the act’s regulations. The department allowed the public to submit evidence and comments regarding the proposed revisions. The department hired expert consultants to write reports summarizing the evidence and, after reviewing those reports, enacted the proposed revisions. A group of associations representing the coal-mining industry (the plaintiff associations) (plaintiffs) filed a lawsuit in federal district court seeking to enjoin the revisions. The plaintiff associations argued that the revisions violated the notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements imposed by the Administrative Procedure Act, because the department had relied on the expert consultants’ summaries without making them publicly available. The department moved for summary judgment, arguing that it had followed the notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements.

Rule of Law

Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Sullivan, J.)

What to do next…

  1. Unlock this case brief with a free (no-commitment) trial membership of Quimbee.

    You’ll be in good company: Quimbee is one of the most widely used and trusted sites for law students, serving more than 777,000 law students since 2011. Some law schools—such as Yale, Berkeley, and Northwestern—even subscribe directly to Quimbee for all their law students.

    Unlock this case briefRead our student testimonials

  2. Learn more about Quimbee’s unique (and proven) approach to achieving great grades at law school.

    Quimbee is a company hell-bent on one thing: helping you get an “A” in every course you take in law school, so you can graduate at the top of your class and get a high-paying law job. We’re not just a study aid for law students; we’re the study aid for law students.

    Learn about our approachRead more about Quimbee

Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:

  • Written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students. 46,200 briefs, keyed to 988 casebooks. Top-notch customer support.
  • The right amount of information, includes the facts, issues, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents.
  • Access in your classes, works on your mobile and tablet. Massive library of related video lessons and high quality multiple-choice questions.
  • Easy to use, uniform format for every case brief. Written in plain English, not in legalese. Our briefs summarize and simplify; they don’t just repeat the court’s language.

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership
Here's why 777,000 law students have relied on our case briefs:
  • Reliable - written by law professors and practitioners, not other law students
  • The right length and amount of information - includes the facts, issue, rule of law, holding and reasoning, and any concurrences and dissents
  • Access in your class - works on your mobile and tablet
  • 46,200 briefs - keyed to 988 casebooks
  • Uniform format for every case brief
  • Written in plain English - not in legalese and not just repeating the court's language
  • Massive library of related video lessons - and practice questions
  • Top-notch customer support

Access this case brief for FREE

With a 7-day free trial membership

Casebooks

Administrative Law

Key Terms