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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 22, 2006

Judge Reinstates Clinton's 'Roadless Rule' for Forests

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal magistrate judge, in an "enormous victory" for environmental groups and several Western states, revived President Clinton's protections Wednesday for nearly 50 million acres of forests in the country.

By Dennis Pfaff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - A federal magistrate judge, in an "enormous victory" for environmental groups and several Western states, revived President Clinton's protections Wednesday for nearly 50 million acres of forests in the country.
      U.S. District Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Laporte in San Francisco ruled against the succeeding Bush adminis...

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