Defenders of Wildlife v. Gutierrez
ELR Citation: ELR 20181 No(s). 07-5278 (D.C. Cir. Jul 18, 2008)
The D.C. Circuit affirmed a lower court decision upholding NOAA-Fisheries' denial of an emergency rulemaking petition concerning the protection of the North Atlantic right whale, but remanded its dismissal of claims concerning the U.S. Coast Guard's failure to consider the impact of some of its acti...