John v. Alaska Fish & Wildlife Conservation Fund
ELR Citation: 43 ELR 20151 No(s). 09-36122 et al (9th Cir. Jul 5, 2013)
The Ninth Circuit upheld rules DOI and USDA issued in 1999 that implement part of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) concerning subsistence fishing and hunting rights. In Alaska v. Babbitt, 72 F.3d 698 (9th Cir. 1995) (Katie John I), the court held that because Congress inc...