Legal Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity v. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 20, 2020No. Civil Action No. 2020-0529Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, Plaintiff, Case No. 1:20-cv-00529 (TNM) v. DAVID BERNHARDT, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) sues to prevent the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from leapfrogging the Endangered Species Act’s (“ESA”) current mandates in its efforts to protect the Houston toad. The ESA requires the Service to develop and implement “recovery plans” that incorporate certain measures for the conservation and survival of all endangered species. CBD…
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