Legal Opinion
Mt. Graham Red Squirrel v. Espy
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1993No. 92-15269PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
For the third time within two years we deal with environmental law issues surrounding the construction of an international astrophysical observatory on Mount Graham in southeast Arizona.
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The background of this dispute is explored at length in this court’s opinion in Mt. Graham Red Squirrel v. Madigan, 954 F.2d 1441, 1443-48 (9th Cir.1992) {Red Squirrel II). An abbreviated account is offered here.
The Mount Graham International Observatory project was first proposed in 1984 by the University of Arizona (“University”) on behalf of an international consortium. The…
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3Cited by55 opinions
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