Legal Opinion
Center for Biological Diversity v. Federal Aviation Administration
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 15, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2023-1204Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 1:23-cv-01204 (CJN) FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, et al., Defendants, & SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP., Defendant-Intervenor. MEMORANDUM OPINION In 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration granted Space Exploration Technologies Corp.—popularly known as SpaceX—a license to test its new reusable launch vehicle at SpaceX’s base in Boca Chica, Texas. A group of nonprofits sued, claiming (for present purposes) that the FAA violated the National Environmental…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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