Legal Opinion
Shawnee Trail Conservancy v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 25, 2000No. 99-3364PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
The Shawnee Trail Conservancy, the Illinois Trail Riders, the Horsemen’s Council of Illinois, the Southern Illinois Campground and Ranch Owners Association, and the Illinois Federation of Outdoor Resources brought suit in federal district court under both the United States Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), 5 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., alleging that the defendants lacked the constitutional and statutory authority to designate certain areas of the Shawnee National Forest (the “Shawnee”) as Research Natural Areas (“RNAs”). The district court dismissed…
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