Izaak Walton League of Am. v. St. Clair

ELR Citation: ELR 20556
No(s). 73-1407 (8th Cir. May 17, 1974)

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals holds that the doctrine of primary jurisdiction requires the reversal and remand of a district court ruling that the Wilderness Act prohibits the exercise of private mineral rights within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) of the Superior National Forest. The l...