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Oral Argument in NAHB v. Defenders of Wildlife & EPA v. Defenders of Wildlife

The Court will hear oral argument tomorrow in Nos. 06-340, National Association of Home Builders v. Defenders of Wildlife, & 05-549, EPA v. Defenders of Wildlife. In addition to Andrew Dawson’s preview of the cases (available here), other summaries and analyses include:

Ross Runkel’s “Preview and Prediction” on his Supreme Court Times blog;
This story in the Washington, D.C. Examiner describing the attention that D.C.-area developers are giving to the case;
This story by Earthjustice, which filed an amicus brief supporting respondents;
This discussion of the case by Endangered Environmental Laws;
This discussion by Arizona Water Resource;
This article by Frederick Turner on VanityFair.com on the Supreme Court and the environmental cases on the docket this Term;
This summary of the case on Environmental Law Prof Blog shortly after the Court granted cert. earlier this year;


This story on the environmental cases at the Court in Morrison & Foerster’s Supreme Court Round-Up;
The Congressional Research Service has this summary and analysis of environmental cases at the Court;
Best Best & Krieger has this “e-bulletin” regarding the case;
Jessica Ferrell of the Marten Law Group had this discussion of the case shortly after cert. was granted;
The National Association of Home Builders had this discussion of the case after cert. was granted;
Bret Schulte of U.S. News & World Report has this story on the case, which he describes as an “environmental battle royal”;
Cecelia Sander has this summary and analysis on Cornell’s Legal Information Institute site;
PrawfsBlawg had this summary and discussion of the case by Aaron Streett;
The Washington Legal Foundation, which filed an amicus brief supporting NAHB, had this summary of the case and its brief; and
Jonathan Adler had this post on the cert. grant on The Volokh Conspiracy.
Jason Rylander and Mike Senatore (who argued the case in the Ninth Circuit) had this article discussing the background and issues of the case in the LA Daily Journal.