The Supreme Court Accepts Five Environmental Cases During Its 2008-2009 Term

Meltz, Robert

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Liability for environmental damages;    Environmental law and legislation;    Environmental policy;   

RP-ID  :  R40441
RP-ID  :  R40441_2009Feb27

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In the Supreme Court's 2008-2009 term, which likely will conclude in late June, 2009, the Court has accepted for argument five environmental cases—an unusually large number out of the roughly 85 cases accepted for argument. The reason for this interest in environmental cases at this particular time is speculative; the Court generally does not explain why it accepts cases. This report reviews the cases, decided and undecided, and then briefly comments.