In Babbitt V

question 297

Multiple Choice

In Babbitt v. Sweet Home, involving logging of areas where the spotted owl nested, the Supreme Court held that the:

• A) northern spotted owl was no longer an endangered species
• B) government must compensate logging companies economically affected by the ban on logging in the area to protect the owl
• C) Secretary of Interior overstepped his authority in defining harm as habitat destruction
• D) authority to regulate the habitat of the northern spotted owl belonged to the EPA, not the Department of Interior
• E) none of the other choices

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Definitions:

Breach of Contract

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Opening Statements

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Peremptory Challenges

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