ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE et al., Appellants,
v.
Juanita KREPS, Secretary of Commerce of the United States, et al.
COMMITTEE FOR HUMANE LEGISLATION, INC. and Friends of Animals, Inc., Appellants,
v.
Juanita KREPS, Secretary of Commerce of the United States, et al.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 3, 1977.
Decided July 27, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Leonard C. Meeker, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard A. Frank, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellants in No. 76-2148.
Margaret Strand, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Peter R. Taft, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Bruce C. Rashkow, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee Kreps.
James P. Davenport, Washington, D. C., with whom Lucien Hilmer, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee The Fouke Co. Ronald G. Precup, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee The Fouke Co.
Bernard Fensterwald, Jr., Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for appellants in No. 76-2149.
Before WRIGHT, McGOWAN, and TAMM, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Opinion for the court filed by J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
These appeals arise from a complaint filed in the District Court challenging a decision by the Government appellees to waive the moratorium imposed by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)1 so as to permit importation into the United States from South Africa of baby fur sealskins. Appellants...
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