Environmental & Energy,
California Supreme Court
Sep. 23, 2022
3 justices insist they don’t think bees are fish, but let law stand
“If experience is any guide, our decision not to order review will be misconstrued by some as an affirmative determination by this court that under the law, bumble bees are fish,” lamented Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Justice Carol A. Corrigan and Justice Joshua P. Groban.
Three state Supreme Court justices want everyone to know they don’t necessarily think bees are fish.
In an opinion published Wednesday, the California Supreme Court declined 6-1 to review a decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal that held bees are effectively fish under the California Endangered Species Act.
However, in a statement accompanying the decision, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye anticipated t...
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