FRIENDS OF ANIMALS v. JEWELL

No. 15-5070.

824 F.3d 1033 (2016)

FRIENDS OF ANIMALS, Appellant v. Sally JEWELL, In her official capacity as Secretary of Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 3, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ray Harris argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Jennifer E. Barnes.

Robert H. Oakley , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for federal appellees. With him on the brief were John C. Cruden , Assistant Attorney General, and Andrew C. Mergen , Washington, D.C., and Matthew Littleton , Attorneys. Nina C. Robertson , Attorney, entered an appearance.

Anna M. Seidman , Vienna, VA, Douglas S. Burdin , and Jeremy E. Clare were on the brief for defendant-intervenor-appellee Safari Club International.

Concurring opinion filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.


Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ("Act" or "ESA"), 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq., makes it unlawful "for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States to," inter alia, "take" any endangered species within the United States or "possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, or ship...

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