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U.S. Supreme Court

Mar. 5, 2009

Supreme Court Bars Environmentalists' Lawsuit Over Forest Service Rules

A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to bar California environmentalists from proceeding with a lawsuit challenging various U.S. Forest Service regulations.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to bar California environmentalists from proceeding with a lawsuit challenging various U.S. Forest Service regulations.

The court found in a 5-4 ruling that the plaintiffs did not have legal standing to challenge a Forest Service rule exempting certain projects from public comment. Summers v. Earth Island, 2009 DJDAR 3035 (U.S. Sc...

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