Legal Opinion
Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 12, 2008No. 07-1239PublishedCited by 12,543 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Roberts
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.” 1 Messages and Papers of the Presidents 57 (J. Richardson comp. 1897). So said George Washington in his first Annual Address to Congress, 218 years ago. One of the most important ways the Navy prepares for war is through integrated training exercises at sea. These exercises include training in the use of modern sonar to detect and track enemy submarines, something the Navy has done for the past 40 years. The plaintiffs, respondents here, complained that the Navy’s sonar-training program harmed marine mammals, and…
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