Bennett v. Plenert
Mar 18, 1997OUTCOME: Favorable to amici
Brief of amicus curiae to the U.S. Supreme Court on writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The U.S. Supreme Court acknowledged that the Endangered Species Act has some ... purposes in addition to protecting endangered species. The decision suggests that, at least for some purposes, the Court will interpret environmental statutes to protect both economic and environmental interests. Together with other recent decisions, this case may reflect a judicial attitude that is less willing than before to rely on the remedial purposes of environmental legislation to justify decisions which favor environmental interests.
