Legal Opinion
Earth Island Institute v. Christopher
United States Court of International Trade
Decided December 29, 1995No. Slip Op. 95-208. Court No. 94-06-00321PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion & Order
AQUILINO, Judge:
Science and government have apparently come to agree that the turtles which have navigated Earth’s oceans for millions of years may not survive modern human habits (and appetites) without the intervention of law. In the United States, the Congress has adopted the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., and more recently Pub.L. No. 101-162, 103 Stat. 988 (1989). Under ESA, four species of sea turtle have been listed as “endangered”, while another is considered “threatened”. The part of Pub.L. No. 101-162 which is at the core of this case, and…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Turtle Island Restoration Network v. United States Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Turtle Island Restoration Network v. EvansCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2002
- Earth Island Institute v. ChristopherUnited States Court of International Trade · 1996
- Humane Soc. of US v. BrownUnited States Court of International Trade · 1996
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