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Nov 25, 2014 · What will become of the dugongs' case? Will the court find that whenever the U.S. Department of Defense decides that national security and international relations are involved, U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over how DOD planning considers environmental impacts and addresses the concerns of the affected public?
A. The Okinawa Dugong The dugong is a species of marine mammal resembling a manatee. See Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Hagel, 80 F. Supp. 3d 991,994 (N.D. Cal. 2015) (Okinawa Dugong III). Dugong populations are often small and isolated, and live only in saltwater. See generally 68 Fed. Reg. 70185 (Dec. 17, 2003). Dugongs have long lifespans ...
suggested a dugong-related lawsuit against the Henoko airbase construction, based on the U.S. government’s Endangered Species Act. After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, however, environmentalist attorneys in the United States became wary of cases that might induce the U.S.
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Aug 21, 2017 · Today’s decision affirms the right to ask the courts to ensure that the U.S. government complies with this law.” Dugongs are gentle marine mammals related to manatees that have long been revered by native Okinawans, even celebrated as “sirens” that bring friendly warnings of tsunamis.
Jan 19, 2019 · This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (“ [t]he courts of appeals . . . shall have jurisdiction of appeals from all final decisions of the district courts of the United States”).
Aug 28, 2017 · In a recent decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has opened the doorway for protecting the Okinawan dugong by affirming that Turtle Island Restoration Network and our Japanese and U.S. partners have the right to sue to compel the U.S. to consider the impacts of a new U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan.
Aug 15, 2008 · In January 2008, a U.S. federal court in San Francisco ruled that the U.S. Defense Department's plans to construct a new U.S. offshore Marine airbase in Okinawa violated the National Historic Preservation Act by not protecting a Japanese “national monument,” the endangered Okinawa dugong.
