However, in the event that the judiciary interprets the law in a manner not intended by Congress, the legislative body can always amend the law, in effect overruling the judicial interpretation.

• 如果未来一个类似的案件发生，法院可以趋向遵循先例。但是只有少许的环境法律以这一方式产生，大部分环境法都以法令为基础。