Legal Opinion
Humane Society of the United States v. Kempthorne
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 29, 2008No. Civil Action 07-0677 (PLF)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 affords protection to species that are listed as “endangered” or “threatened.” 1 In 1978, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) was listed as threatened in Minnesota and endangered throughout the rest of the conterminous United States. On February 8, 2007, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), an agency within the Department of the Interior, promulgated a final rule revising the wolfs listing status. See 72 Fed.Reg. 6052 (Feb. 8, 2007) (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule did not affect the listing status of the…
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- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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