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SAFARI CLUB INTERN. v. JEWELL

No. 15-5170.

842 F.3d 1280 (2016)

SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL and National Rifle Association of America, Appellants v. Sally JEWELL, In her official capacity as Secretary of the Department of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 6, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas S. Burdin argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Christopher A. Conte , Michael T. Jean , Anna M. Seidman , and Jeremy E. Clare .

Erika B. Kranz , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were John C. Cruden , Assistant Attorney General, and Matthew Littleton and Meredith L. Flax , Washington, DC, Attorneys.

Anna E. Frostic was on the brief for amici curiae The Humane Society of the United States, et al. in support of appellees.

Before: Rogers and Tatel, Circuit Judges, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.

Although the African elephant is protected under both domestic and international law, the Interior Department's Fish and Wildlife Service has long allowed American hunters who shoot Tanzanian elephants to repatriate their trophies because, according to the Service, doing so "would not be detrimental to the survival of the species...

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