Alaska v. United States Department of Agriculture

ELR Citation: 44 ELR 20242
No(s). 13-5147 (D.C. Cir. Nov 7, 2014)

The D.C. Circuit held that Alaska's lawsuit challenging the U.S. Forest Service's roadless rule is not time barred. The Forest Service issued the roadless rule in 2001. In 2005, the Forest Service repealed it, but the rule was reinstated by court order in 2006. In 2011, Alaska filed its lawsuit, whi...