Environmental & Energy,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 22, 2011
The 9th Circuit’s top 10 environmental decisions in 2011
Once again, 9th Circuit decisions top the "influential" meter when it comes to environmental law.
Richard M. Frank
Professor of Environmental Practice
UC Davis School of Law
Richard is director of the California Environmental Law & Policy Center at the UC Davis School of Law.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is, after the U.S. Supreme Court, the single most influential court in the nation when it comes to environmental law. That's due to a combination of factors: the sprawling geography of the 9th Circuit; a growing population; the diverse and epic scope of natural resources found within its borders; and the prolific amount of federal litigation that inevitably arises within the Circuit affecting those resources. Over the past year, the 9th Circuit has i...
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