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Perspective

Oct. 21, 2014

Justices can end the saga of the delta smelt

Two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court filed in the last month raise important points about the administration of the federal Endangered Species Act and our environmental laws. By David Aladjem


By David Aladjem


Two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court filed in the last month, in Stewart & Jasper Orchards et al. v. Jewel and in State Water Contractors et al. v. Jewell, raise important points about the administration of the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Perhaps more importantly - especially during a period of unprecedented drought - is the way in which these two petitions for certiorari pose fundamental questions ab...

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