Legal Opinion
Friends of Animals v. Sally Jewell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 22, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2015-0016PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, United States District Judge
Friends of Animals (FOA), a not-for-profit environmental advocacy group, would like to know whether the spider toi'toise and flat-tailed tortoise are endangered species. But the Department of the Interior has moved with the alacrity of the proverbial tortoise, and after waiting now almost two years, FOA has yet to receive a definitive answer. The Department’s silence, FOA argues, has caused the group various injuries: it denies the group information to which it is entitled, for instance, and it makes advocating on behalf of animals…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by6 opinions
- Friends of Animals v. Sally JewellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- National Wildlife Federation v. U.S. Army Corps of EngineersDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Nat'l Educ. Ass'n v. DeVosDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2018
- Center for Biological Diversity v. ZinkeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2020
- Commissioned Officers Association of the United States Public Health Service v. BunchDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2022
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.