Legal Opinion
Spirit of the Sage Council v. Norton
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 31, 2005No. 03-5345, 04-5262, 04-5263, 04-5264PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge GINSBURG.
GINSBURG, Chief Judge.
The Spirit of the Sage Council, et al., sued the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), challenging the Services’ jointly-issued “No Surprises Rule” on both substantive and procedural grounds. When the FWS subsequently promulgated the closely related “Permit Revocation Rule,” the Council amended its complaint to contest that Rule as well.
In the orders under review, the district court held the FWS had not provided an adequate opportunity for the public to comment upon the Permit…
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