ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20042
No(s). 10-17059 (9th Cir. Feb 17, 2012)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court decision dismissing a conservation group's claims that the State Department violated its NEPA and ESA obligations in conducting annual certifications of countries exempted from the general ban on shrimp imports. Section 609(b) of Public Law No. 101-162 prohib...