Legal Opinion
City of Las Vegas v. Lujan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 13, 1989No. Nos. 89-5352, 89-5362PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
Pursuant to his powers under the Endangered Species Act (“Act”), 87 Stat. 884, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544, the Secretary of Interior issued an emergency regulation on August 4, 1989 listing the Mojave Desert population of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) as an endangered species. See Emergency Rule, 54 Fed.Reg. 32326 (to be codified at 50 C.F.R. § 17.11) (Aug. 4, 1989). Appellants — the City of Las Vegas, the Nevada Development Authority, several private Nevada real estate developers, and the Státe of Nevada —…
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