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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?
Hunting and the fragility of the dugong’s habitat have taken a toll on its numbers: the United States lists the dugong as an “endangered” species under the Endangered Species
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.
Feb 13, 2015 · According to the Government, this Court lacks jurisdiction to grant any of the relief requested by Plaintiffs because the DoD's decision to construct a military base overseas is an unreviewable Executive decision made at the apex of the President's foreign policy and national defense powers.
Jul 9, 2018 · Standing up for the Dugong, in Costumes and in Court Earthjustice has asked the court to halt construction of a U.S. military base until the Department of Defense complies with laws dealing with preservation.
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Jan 19, 2019 · IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT . CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, TURTLE ISLAND RESTORATION NETWORK, JAPAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWYERS FOR FUTURE, SAVE THE DUGONG FOUNDATION, ANNA SHIMABUKURO, TAKUMA HIGASHIONNA, and YOSHIKAZU MAKISHI, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JAMES MATTIS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Defense;
Aug 21, 2017 · The U.S. Department of Defense must reassess the impacts of a controversial new military base on Okinawa in order to protect the endangered Okinawa dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday.
