(1) Does the Endangered Species Act prohibit designation of privately owned land as unoccupied critical habitat that is neither habitat nor essential to species conservation?
Is an agency determination not to exclude an area from critical habitat due to the economic impact of designation subject to judicial review?
Petitioner: Weyerhaeuser Company
Respondent: United States Fish and Wildlife Service, et al.
Granted: 2018-01-22 00:00:00
Decided: 2018-11-27 00:00:00
Argued: 2018-10-01 10:00:00
Uploaded: 2018-10-05 17:30:00
Advocates: Edwin S. Kneedler, Timothy S. Bishop
Links: Oyez | Opinion | Youtube
Tags: Land Ownership, Endangered Species Act