Natural Resources Defense Council v. Winter

ELR Citation: ELR 20242
No(s). 07-55294 (9th Cir. Sep 16, 2008)

The Ninth Circuit remanded a lower court's award of enhanced attorney fees in favor of an environmental group that sued the U.S. Navy for violating certain environmental laws in connection with its use of mid-frequency active sonar in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands. The group used attorneys...