Alaska Oil and Gas Association v. Zinke
Petition for certiorari denied on May 1, 2017
Issue: Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit's exceedingly permissive standard improperly allows the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate huge geographic areas as "critical habitat" under the Endangered Species Act when much of the designated area fails to meet the statutory criteria.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Kate Howard, January 7, 2017)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/24/2016 | Application (16A211) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 6, 2016 to November 4, 2016, submitted to Justice Kennedy. |
| 08/30/2016 | Application (16A211) granted by Justice Kennedy extending the time to file until November 4, 2016. |
| 11/04/2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 7, 2016) |
| 11/30/2016 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 6, 2017. |
| 01/06/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 6, 2017. |
| 01/06/2017 | Brief of respondents Conservation Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 02/01/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including February 22, 2017. |
| 02/17/2017 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including March 24, 2017. |
| 03/24/2017 | Brief of Federal Respondents in opposition filed. VIDED. |
| 04/10/2017 | Reply of petitioners Alaska Oil and Gas Association, et al. filed. |
| 04/12/2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 28, 2017. |
| 05/01/2017 | Petition DENIED. |