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| − | In ''Summers v. Earth Island Inst.'', 555 U.S. 488, 490 (2009), a 5-4 decision written by Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] denied [[standing]] by a group of [[ | + | In ''Summers v. Earth Island Inst.'', 555 U.S. 488, 490 (2009), a 5-4 decision written by Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] denied [[standing]] by a group of [[environmentalist]] organizations, which sued: |
<blockquote>to prevent the United States Forest Service from enforcing regulations that exempt small fire-rehabilitation and timber-salvage projects from the notice, comment, and appeal process used by the Forest Service for more significant land management decisions. We must determine whether respondents have standing to challenge the regulations in the absence of a live dispute over a concrete application of those regulations.</blockquote> | <blockquote>to prevent the United States Forest Service from enforcing regulations that exempt small fire-rehabilitation and timber-salvage projects from the notice, comment, and appeal process used by the Forest Service for more significant land management decisions. We must determine whether respondents have standing to challenge the regulations in the absence of a live dispute over a concrete application of those regulations.</blockquote> | ||
[[category:standing]] | [[category:standing]] | ||
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | [[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:56, October 1, 2022
In Summers v. Earth Island Inst., 555 U.S. 488, 490 (2009), a 5-4 decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia denied standing by a group of environmentalist organizations, which sued:
to prevent the United States Forest Service from enforcing regulations that exempt small fire-rehabilitation and timber-salvage projects from the notice, comment, and appeal process used by the Forest Service for more significant land management decisions. We must determine whether respondents have standing to challenge the regulations in the absence of a live dispute over a concrete application of those regulations.