In Lujan V

question 259

Multiple Choice

In Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife, where foreign aid decisions of the U.S. government were challenged as a violation of the Endangered Species Act, because the Nile crocodile in Egypt could be harmed, the Supreme Court held:

• A) the plaintiffs had standing because they had visited the area where the crocodiles lived
• B) the animals at issue were not endangered and so were not the proper subject of a lawsuit
• C) although the plaintiffs had standing to sue, the issue of saving crocodiles was beyond the court's expertise
• D) the Endangered Species Act was the wrong statute under which to bring this claim
• E) none of the other choices

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