Center For Biological Diversity V. Zinke,
2018
Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana
Center For Biological Diversity V. Zinke, Ryan Hickey
Public Land & Resources Law Review
The oft-cited “arbitrary and capricious” standard revived the Center for Biological Diversity’s most recent legal challenge in its decades-long quest to see arctic grayling listed under the Endangered Species Act. While this Ninth Circuit decision did not grant grayling ESA protections, it did require the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider its 2014 finding that listing grayling as threatened or endangered was unwarranted. In doing so, the court found “range,” as used in the ESA, vague while endorsing the FWS’s 2014 clarification of that term. Finally, this holding identified specific shortcomings of the challenged FWS finding, highlighting how …
The Waters Of Antarctica: Do They Belong To Some States, No States, Or All States?,
2018
William & Mary Law School
The Waters Of Antarctica: Do They Belong To Some States, No States, Or All States?, Linda A. Malone
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
Major issues and complexities arise when one is looking at the international puzzle that is Antarctica. Despite being uninhabited year round and lacking substantial long-term international law rules for sovereignty, states still try to claim their sovereignty over various parts of Antarctica. The consortium of states under the Antarctica Treaty System (“ATS”) then further aggravates these complexities, especially when other states outside of the ATS have been arguing for different regimes and approaches to dealing with Antarctica and resource exploitation. Due to these major issues and a desperate need for a resolution in times of global climate change, this Article …
Friends Of Animals V. United States Fish & Wildlife Service,
2018
Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana
Friends Of Animals V. United States Fish & Wildlife Service, Bradley E. Tinker
Public Land & Resources Law Review
In Friends of Animals v. United States Fish & Wildlife Service, the Ninth Circuit held that the plain language of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act allows for the removal of one species of bird to benefit another species. Friends of Animals argued that the Service’s experiment permitting the taking of one species––the barred owl––to advance the conservation of a different species––the northern spotted owl––violated the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The court, however, found that the Act delegates broad implementing discretion to the Secretary of the Interior, and neither the Act nor the underlying international conventions limit the taking of …
Recent Case Decisions,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Recent Case Decisions
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Sovereign Lands,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Sovereign Lands, Melissa Dixon
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Wyoming,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Wyoming, John R. Chadd
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
West Virginia,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
West Virginia, Andrew Graham
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Virginia,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Virginia, Zachary H. Barrett, Sierra Williams
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Utah,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Utah, Jim Tartaglia
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Texas,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Texas, Don Hueske, Ashley Howie Tallichet
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Tennessee,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Tennessee, Westley A. Ketron
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Pennsylvania,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Pennsylvania, Nathaniel I. Holland, Jon C. Beckman, Benedict J. Kirchner
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Oklahoma,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Oklahoma, Matt Schlensker, Justin Fisher
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Ohio,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Ohio, Timothy M. Mckeen, Melissa S. Grimes
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
North Dakota,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
North Dakota, William J. Black
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
New York,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
New York, Nathaniel I. Holland
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Nevada,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Nevada, Kacie M. Bevers
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Nebraska,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Nebraska, Ashley Howie Tallichet
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Montana,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Montana, Heather Graham
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
Missouri,
2018
University of Oklahoma College of Law
Missouri, Heather Graham
Oil and Gas, Natural Resources, and Energy Journal
No abstract provided.
