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Saving Nemo: Enhancing CITES to Protect Marine Ornamental Fish

There is a startling lack of global regulation of the marine ornamental trade. The only international legal framework that governs the trade of marine ornamentals is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Requirements under Appendix II help prevent traded species from reaching the point where they need stricter protections, while Appendix III targets species that range countries want help controlling in international trade. Yet both of these appendices are poorly equipped to help regulate the marine aquarium trade.

Attorney General of New Jersey v. Dow Chemical Co.

The Third Circuit affirmed a district court order remanding to state court a lawsuit concerning a chemical company's design, manufacture, marketing, and sale of 1,4-dioxane. The state of New Jersey sued the company in state court, arguing its products substantially harmed the environment. The c...

CTM Holdings, LLC v. United States Department of Agriculture

A district court denied summary judgment for a company that owns and manages Iowa farmland in a lawsuit concerning a federal wetland conservation law known as Swampbuster. The company challenged the program, which disqualifies one from receiving USDA farm benefits if they convert certified wetl...

Oyster Bay v. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp.

A district court granted in part and denied in part an aerospace company's motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that it failed to address the release of hazardous materials on an 18-acre property in the town of Oyster Bay between 1949 and 1962 and that has since become a community park. The town&nbs...