IDAHO CONSERVATION LEAGUE v. WHEELER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amanda W. Goodin argued the cause for the petitioners. Jan E. Hasselman , Seattle, WA, and Jaimini Parekh were with her on brief. Patti A. Goldman , Seattle, WA, entered an appearance.

Jeffrey Bossert Clark , Assistant Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, argued the cause for the respondents. Jonathan Brightbill , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and John E. Sullivan , Attorney, were with him on brief.

Brian T. Burgess , argued the cause for the Industry Intervenors. Michael S. Giannotto , Washington, DC, Andrew Kim , Kevin P. Martin , Boston, MA, Keith Bradley , Carolyn L. McIntosh , Denver, CO, Kevin A. Gaynor , Jeremy C. Marwell , Joshua S. Johnson , Washington, DC, George A. Tsiolis , Englewood, NJ, Chris S. Leason , Andrew E. Dudley , Phoenix, AZ, Thomas A. Lorenzen , Washington, DC, and Preetha Chakrabarti , New York, NY, were with him on brief.

Mark Brnovich , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Arizona, Dominic E. Draye , Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed, Andrew G. Pappas and Keith Miller , Associate Solicitors General, Leslie C. Rutledge , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, Nicholas J. Bronni , Solicitor General, Jeff Landry , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Louisiana, Elizabeth B. Murrill , Solicitor General, Michelle White , Assistant Attorney General, Timothy C. Fox , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Montana, Dale Schowengerdt , Solicitor General, Jahna Lindemuth , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Alaska, Ashley Brown , Assistant Attorney General, Cynthia H. Coffman , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Colorado, Bill Schuette , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Michigan, Matthias Sayer , Special Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, Alan Wilson , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Carolina, James Emory Smith, Jr. , Deputy Solicitor General, Sean Reyes , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Utah, Tyler Green , Solicitor General, Lara Katz , Special Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of New Mexico, Adam Paul Laxalt , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Nevada, Lawrence VanDyke , Solicitor General, Marty J. Jackley , Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of South Dakota, Steven R. Blair , Assistant Attorney General, Erik E. Petersen and Michael M. Robinson , Senior Assistant Attorneys General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Wyoming, Brad D. Schimel , Attorney General at the time the brief was filed, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin, Misha Tseytlin , Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed, and Luke N. Berg , Deputy Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed, were on joint brief for State Intervenors' in support of the respondents. Lee P. Rudofsky , Solicitor, and Jamie L. Ewing , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, Oramel H. Skinner, III , Solicitor, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Arizona, and Steven C. Kilpatrick , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin, entered appearances.

Steven G. Barringer , Washington, DC, was on brief for the amici curiae Alaska Miners Association, et al. in support of the respondents.

Before: Henderson and Griffith, Circuit Judges, and Sentelle, Senior Circuit Judge.