Safari Club International v. Department of Interior
The D.C. Circuit reversed a lower court decision that two hunting organizations could not challenge FWS’ indefinite suspension of import permits of African elephant trophies from Tanzania. The hunters challenged FWS’ 2014 suspension on the grounds that the suspension was legislative and required...
Camp Lejeune North Carolina Water Contamination Litigation
A district court dismissed a multidistrict Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by service members and their families. The plaintiffs alleged that the government failed to monitor and warn them about the presence of toxic substances in the water supply while they ...
Concerned Pastors for Social Action v. Khouri
A district court denied Michigan’s motion to stay a preliminary injunction ordering water system operators in Flint, Michigan, to provide bottled water to residents whose homes do not have properly installed and maintained water filters. On November 10, 2016, the court ordered the water operators ...