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California Supreme Court

Dec. 17, 2008

Court Puts Its Foot Down in Struggle for Sierra Club Control

The Sierra Club’s current leadership scored a victory Monday when the California Supreme Court ended a long-running power struggle that pitted the group’s old guard against an allegedly anti-immigration faction that sought to take control of the nation’s largest environmental group.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The Sierra Club's current leadership scored a victory Monday when the California Supreme Court ended a long-running power struggle that pitted the group's old guard against an allegedly anti-immigration faction that sought to take control of the nation's largest environmental group.

The case centers on a divisive 2004 board election where the group's established leadership objected to inje...

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