ELR Citation: ELR 20048
No(s). s. 05-7070 et al (10th Cir. Mar 1, 2006)

The court upholds individuals' convictions for cutting and removing ginseng—a forest product—from the Ouachita National Forest without authorization. The U.S. Forest Service had jurisdictional authority, there was sufficient evidence for the convictions, and the individuals' constitutional right...