IN RE POLAR BEAR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

No. 11-5353.

720 F.3d 354 (2013)

In re POLAR BEAR ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LISTING AND SECTION 4(D) RULE LITIGATION-MDL NO. 1993, Safari Club International, et al., Appellants v. Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 18, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas S. Burdin argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Anna M. Seidman and Paul Minnich.   Sean E. Summers entered an appearance.

Katherine W. Hazard argued the cause for appellees. On the brief were Maggie B. Smith and David Shilton.

Howard M. Crystal , Eric R. Glitzenstein , Brendan R. Cummings , Kassia R. Siegel , and Rebecca J. Riley were on the brief for intervenors Humane Society of the United States, et al. in support of appellee. Benjamin H. Longstreth and Jason C. Rylander entered appearances.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.


TATEL, Circuit Judge:

After listing the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, acting pursuant to a related statute — the Marine Mammal Protection Act — barred the importation of polar bear trophies. Hunters and hunting organizations challenge this determination, raising both statutory and procedural arguments. Finding them all without merit, the district court granted summary judgment...

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