Legal Opinion
Defenders of Wildlife v. Chertoff
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided December 18, 2007No. Civil Action 07-1801 (ESH)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLEN SEGAL HUVELLE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club initially brought this lawsuit to challenge defendants’ compliance with several environmental statutes with respect to the construction of physical barriers and roads along the U.S.-Mexico Border within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (“SPRNCA”) in Arizona. Plaintiffs have now amended their complaint to allege that the Secretary of Homeland Security’s waiver of numerous federal environmental laws under section 102 of the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub.L. No. 109-18, 119 Stat.…
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