Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided July 10, 2012No. Case No. 2:08-cv-237-FtM-29SPCPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JOHN E. STEELE, District Judge.
For the third time since 1995, the issue of the use of motorized recreational off-road vehicles (ORVs) in the Big Cypress National Preserve is before the Court. The first case2, initiated by environmental interests, resulted in a Settlement Agreement, while the second3, initiated by ORV interests,- resulted in summary judgment in favor of the government agencies. In the current case, environmentally inclined plaintiffs challenge the February, 2007 decision of the National Park Service to reopen ORV trails in the Bear Island Unit of the Big…
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- United States v. Mead Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Heckler v. ChaneySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Marsh v. Oregon Natural Resources CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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- WildEarth Guardians v. Montana Snowmobile Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- National Parks Conservation Ass'n v. United States Department of InteriorDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2014
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