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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.
- Miyume Tanji
- 2008
Nov 25, 2014 · 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?
ABSTRACT: In January 2008, a U.S. federal court in San Francisco ruled that the U.S. DefenseDepartment’splanstoconstructanewU.S.offshoreMarineairbaseinOki-nawa violated the National Historic Preservation Act by not protecting a Japanese “national monument,” the endangered Okinawa dugong.
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May 1, 2023 · NARF has pulled together resources to better understand the landscape of state jurisdiction in Indian Country. The guide highlights the 35 states where there are federally recognized tribes and information on their enabling acts, constitutions, and PL-280 provisions.
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”).
U.S. COURT RULES IN THE “OKINAWA DUGONG ” CASE Implications for U.S. Military Bases Overseas. 2014 •. Miyume Tanji. Defense Department’s plans to construct a new U.S. offshore Marine airbase in Oki-nawa violated the National Historic Preservation Act by not protecting a Japanese “national monument, ” the endangered Okinawa dugong.
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 ...
