Real Estate & Property Law

Further (Final?) Amicus Briefs in Navy Sonar Case

By Robert Thomas (inversecondemnation.com)

Three more amicus briefs have been filed in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., No. 07-1239, the case about the Navy's use of mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar in training exercises off the California coast:

• Brief of two UCLA law professors

• Brief of several conservation organizations (Defenders of Wildlife, the Humane Society of the United States, the Center For Biological Diversity, Oceana, Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, and Greenpeace)

• Brief of two California state elected representatives

Arguments are scheduled for October.  Other briefs in the case, including the amicus brief we filed on behalf of nine retired Admirals and several service support groups, are posted here.

Full post as published by inversecondemnation on September 17, 2008 (boomark / email).