RECENT FEDERAL DECISIONS

October 2001

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Court of Appeals: Ninth Circuit Orders Secretary of the Interior to Reconsider a Decision Declining Designation of the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard as Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
Defenders of Wildlife et al. v. Norton et al.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to reconsider a decision not to designate the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) for protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).