Judge Friedman of the District of Columbia District Court today vacated the Service's 2007 rule designating the Western Great Lakes distinct population segment of wolves and delisting the same. The court held that the ESA is ambiguous as to whether … Continue reading
by Timothy Sandefur Blogging at PLF on Eminent Domain has been a little slow lately, because we've been so busy with some of our cases. Here's a recent story about one of the cases we're running through our Economic Liberty … Continue reading
Last week the Ninth Circuit denied the State of Idaho's second petition for rehearing in National Wildlife Federation v. National Marine Fisheries Service. The case involves the long-running litigation over federal hydropower projects in the Columbia River Basin. The plaintiff-appellees … Continue reading
Last week, the American Petroleum Institute and allied organizations filed suit in federal court in DC challenging a small portion of the Fish & Wildlife Service's Section 4(d) rule for the polar bear (issued the same day as the threatened … Continue reading