ELR Citation: 55 ELR 20014
No(s). 23-1013-cv (2d Cir. Jan 28, 2025)

The Second Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in a challenge to enforcement of regulations prohibiting the harvesting of American glass eels. An Indian tribe sued DEC and its commissioner, arguing a 1676 agreement between the Royal...