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Babbitt V Sweet Home Case Study

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Name of the case: Babbitt V. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Citation: 515 US 687 (1995) Parties and their roles: BRUCE BABBITT, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, et al., PETITIONERS v. SWEET HOME CHAPTER OF COMMUNITIES FOR A GREAT OREGON et al. Facts: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) makes it unlawful for any person to “take” endangered or threatened species, and defines “take” to mean, among other things, “harass, harm, pursue, wound, or kill.” In 1975, the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) issued a regulation defining harm to include “significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife.” Issues: Does
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