Legal Opinion
Ark Initiative v. Tidwell
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 18, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2014-0633PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
The modern administrative state reaches just about everywhere. Even, as this case demonstrates, into the wilds of the Colorado Rockies.
Federal rules create two special classes of protection for the national forests: “wilderness areas” and “roadless areas.” Designating a parcel “roadless” makes it harder to cut down trees there; “wilderness” makes it harder still. This case involves a decision by the United States Forest Service to remove the “roadless” designation from approximately 8,300 acres of land in Colorado that fall…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Ark Initiative v. Thomas TidwellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2016
- National Parks Conservation Association v. United States Forest ServiceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
- Nat'l Parks Conservation Ass'n v. SemoniteCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Garnett v. ZeilingerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
- Smith v. BurwellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2016
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