Legal Opinion
Pollack v. United States Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 13, 2009No. 08-3857PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
The United States government operates a gun range on the shores of Lake Michigan. The plaintiffs brought suit against several governmental agencies, alleging that the discharge of bullets into the lake violates various environmental laws. The district court dismissed the suit for want of jurisdiction after concluding the plaintiffs lacked constitutional standing. The plaintiffs appeal, and we affirm.
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In 1918, the United States Navy and Marine Corps began operating a gun range in North Chicago, Illinois. Over the years, many discharged lead bullets from the range landed…
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