ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL v. BABBITT

No. 98-5405.

181 F.3d 1333 (1999)

The ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, et al., Appellants, v. Bruce BABBITT, Secretary, United States Department of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1999.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Pollot argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs was Robin W. Grover.

Elizabeth Ann Peterson, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for the federal appellees. With her on the brief were Lois J. Schiffer, Assistant Attorney General, David C. Shilton and Dean K. Dunsmore, Attorneys.

Robert C. Erwin was on the brief for amici curiae Dale Bondurant, et al.

Walter T. Featherly was on the brief for amici curiae Mary Bishop, et al.

Before: WALD, RANDOLPH, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied September 16, 1999.*

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The Alaska Legislative Council is a "permanent interim committee and service agency of the legislature." See ALASKA STAT. § 24.20.010 (Michie 1996). It is "composed of the president of the senate and six other senators appointed by the president, and the speaker of the house of representatives...

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