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To Kill a Mocking Bird - Trump Administration Finalizes Rule Narrowing Migratory Bird Treaty Act

On 7 January 2021, the Trump administration finalized a new rule that limits the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or the Act). Under the new rule (which President Biden has already directed the Department of the...more

1/21/2021 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) , Trump Administration , US Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Court Strikes Down Trump Administration's Narrow Interpretation of Migratory Bird Treaty Act

A federal court recently struck down the Trump administration’s 2017 memorandum that had narrowly interpreted the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or Act) to exclude incidental bird deaths....more

8/27/2020 / Endangered Species , Endangered Species Act (ESA) , Infrastructure , Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) , US Fish and Wildlife Service

To Kill a Mockingbird: Federal Court invalidates Department of Interior’s MBTA Opinion Letter

In her opening statement to an August 11 opinion, United States District Court Judge Valerie Caproni writes: “It is not only a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is also a crime.” Judge Caproni’s literary reference is the...more

8/18/2020 / Bird Fatalities , Federal Court Litigation , Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) , Oil & Gas , Trump Administration

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