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SAFARI CLUB INTERN. v. ZINKE

No. 16-5358. Consolidated with 16-5362.

878 F.3d 316 (2017)

SAFARI CLUB INTERNATIONAL and National Rifle Association of America, Appellants, v. Ryan ZINKE, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of The U.S. Department of the Interior, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 22, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Avi Kupfer , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for federal appellees. With him on the brief were Jeffrey H. Wood , Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Andrew C. Mergen , and Matthew Littleton , Attorneys, Washington, DC.

Michael Ray Harris and Jennifer E. Best , Washington, DC, were on the brief for appellees Friends of Animals, et al. Courtney R. McVean entered an appearance.

Tanya Sanerib , Sarah Uhlemann , and Anna Frostic , Washington, DC, were on the brief for amici curiae The Humane Society of the United States, et al. in support of defendants-appellees.

Before: Garland, Chief Judge, Tatel, Circuit Judge, and Edwards, Senior Circuit Judge.

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