Today’s reports that the U.S. Navy has destroyed one (or more) of Iran’s Kilo-class diesel-electric submarines got us thinking back to the time we and our colleagues filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the conflict between environmental law (in that case the National Environmental Policy Act, the law requiring study and disclosure of possible environmental impacts from certain actions), on one hand, and national defense on the other. …
Continue Reading Kilo-Class Subs? Yes, We Covered That. Dusting Off Our Admirals’ SCOTUS Amicus Brief In Sonar EIS Case: The Real-World Consequences Of Environmental Law