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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Environment - More on Environment - "Indiana Attorney General Zoeller to support Michigan in Asian carp lawsuit"
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, the latest word is that "Wisconsin joins other states in Asian carp battle." This map from Wikipedia shows only two Great Lake states outstanding -- Pennsylvania and New York.
SCOTUSBlog's great law reporter, Lyle Denniston, had this story Dec. 22nd, headed "Michigan sues Illinois over fish migration: State seeks to reopen prior decree." The entry includes links to a number of valuable documents, including Michigan's 39-page motion for a preliminary injunction, dated Dec. 21, 2009, that has, on the final page, a color map showing river entrances to Lake Michigan, including Indiana Harbor and Burns Harbor. The 142-page appendix filed with the petition could make you a total expert on the ship canal and the carp.
[ILB Note] It may just be a difference in reporting, but it looks like Indiana has expressed an intention to file an amicus brief ("The deadline for filing Zoeller’s amicus brief on the overall merits of the case is Feb. 19, 2010"), while the other states listed -- Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio, have actually filed briefs. See this AP story from today.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 31, 2009 08:05 AM
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