Legal Opinion
Sierra Club and Defenders of Wildlife v. William P. Clark, as Secretary of the Interior and the Department of the Interior
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1985No. 84-5042, 84-5134PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The chief issue before us is whether the Secretary of the Interior is authorized by the Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1543 (1982), to issue regulations permitting the sport trapping of the Eastern Timber Wolf. Also in question are the legality of certain additional regulations expanding the predation control program of the wolf in northern Minnesota and the propriety of attorneys’ fees awarded the Sierra Club. The district court1 concluded that public hunting of a threatened species such as the Eastern Timber Wolf is prohibited by the Act…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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- Lewis v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- Schefke v. Reliable Collection Agency, Ltd.Hawaii Supreme Court · 2001
- Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Battery Council International, Respondents-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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