A D.C. Circuit panel partially revived the North American Butterfly Association’s challenge to planned border wall construction on its property in Texas, allowing its Fifth Amendment claim to go forward.
Issue 57
This Week's Spotlights
Case Law Updates - Federal Case Law Updates
D.C. Circuit Revives Border Wall Challenge
Groups Challenge FWS Approvals of Leopard Trophy Import Permits
The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States, and a safari operator have filed suit, challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s actions allowing leopard trophies to be imported into the United States. Plaintiffs argue that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act by allowing the import of the trophies without adequate findings of the impact their hunting has on the species’ survival.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States, and a safari operator have filed suit, challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s actions allowing leopard trophies to be imported into the United States. Plaintiffs argue that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act by allowing the import of the trophies without adequate findings of the impact their hunting has on the species’ survival.
Agency Updates
FWS Plans to Delist Gray Wolf
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, publishing the final rule in the Federal Register on November 3, 2020. It will be effective as of January 4, 2021.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, publishing the final rule in the Federal Register on November 3, 2020. It will be effective as of January 4, 2021.
Case Law Updates
Federal Case Law Updates
D.C. Circuit Revives Border Wall Challenge
A D.C. Circuit panel partially revived the North American Butterfly Association’s challenge to planned border wall construction on its property in Texas, allowing its Fifth Amendment claim to go forward.
A D.C. Circuit panel partially revived the North American Butterfly Association’s challenge to planned border wall construction on its property in Texas, allowing its Fifth Amendment claim to go forward.
Tribe Cannot Block Keystone Pipeline Construction
A Montana federal judge has denied the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s efforts to block construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline, writing that Plaintiffs failed to properly distinguish between the impacts of one section of the pipeline and those of the entire pipeline.
A Montana federal judge has denied the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s efforts to block construction on the Keystone XL Pipeline, writing that Plaintiffs failed to properly distinguish between the impacts of one section of the pipeline and those of the entire pipeline.
PETA Files Suit Over Rejected TAMU Advertisements
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed suit against the Vice President of Brand Development for Texas A&M University, Shane Hinckley, alleging that Hinckley rejected an advertisement of PETA’s for display on the local transit system and arguing that this rejection violated PETA’s First Amendment rights.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has filed suit against the Vice President of Brand Development for Texas A&M University, Shane Hinckley, alleging that Hinckley rejected an advertisement of PETA’s for display on the local transit system and arguing that this rejection violated PETA’s First Amendment rights.
Groups Challenge FWS Approvals of Leopard Trophy Import Permits
The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States, and a safari operator have filed suit, challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s actions allowing leopard trophies to be imported into the United States. Plaintiffs argue that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act by allowing the import of the trophies without adequate findings of the impact their hunting has on the species’ survival.
The Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International, Humane Society of the United States, and a safari operator have filed suit, challenging the United States Fish and Wildlife Service’s actions allowing leopard trophies to be imported into the United States. Plaintiffs argue that the agency violated the Administrative Procedure Act by allowing the import of the trophies without adequate findings of the impact their hunting has on the species’ survival.
CBD Challenges California Over Motorized Vehicle Activity in Oceano Dunes
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed suit against the head of the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Secretary for Natural Resources, challenging the state’s approval of motor vehicle activity in the Oceano Dunes, habitat of the threatened snowy plover.
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed suit against the head of the California Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Secretary for Natural Resources, challenging the state’s approval of motor vehicle activity in the Oceano Dunes, habitat of the threatened snowy plover.
Agency Updates
FWS Plans to Delist Gray Wolf
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, publishing the final rule in the Federal Register on November 3, 2020. It will be effective as of January 4, 2021.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species Act, publishing the final rule in the Federal Register on November 3, 2020. It will be effective as of January 4, 2021.