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OHIO FORESTRY ASSN., INC. v. SIERRA CLUB

No. 97-16.

523 U.S. 726 (1998)

OHIO FORESTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. v. SIERRA CLUB et al.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for the federal respondents in support of petitioner, under this Court's Rule 12.6. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Waxman, Assistant Attorney General Schiffer, and Deputy Solicitor General Kneedler.

Steven P. Quarles argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Clifton S. Elgarten, Thomas R. Lundquist, and William R. Murray.

Frederick M. Gittes argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Patti A. Goldman, Todd D. True, and Alex Levinson.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Sierra Club challenges the lawfulness of a federal land and resource management plan adopted by the United States Forest Service for Ohio's Wayne National Forest on the ground that the plan permits too much logging and too much clearcutting. We conclude that the controversy is not yet ripe for judicial review.

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The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (NFMA) requires the Secretary of Agriculture...

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