Case: South Fork Band council of Western Shoshone of Nevada v. U.S. Dept. of Interior, 588 F.3d 718 (9th Cir. 2009)
Select an environmental justice (EJ) court case . For the case you select, research and formulate an opinion concerning the judge's ruling.
The completed EJ case evaluation must include separate sections, labeled, for the following information:
(1) detailed background history of the EJ case
(2) identification of the environmental law or policy cited in the case
(3) identification of the scope and specific requirements of the law in the case
(4) description of the position and arguments of the plaintiff(s )
(5) description of the position and arguments of the defendant(s)
(6) description of the final decision of the judge and the justification for the decision
(7) statement of whether you agree or disagree with the decision (support your response with specific legal examples and information you found in your research.
(8) Your paper should be 3 to 4 single or double space pages, excluding the references page (containing full citations of all sources used, in APA format) with no spelling or grammatical mistakes.
(9) This analysis should be written in your own words, not simply paraphrased from legal databases; extensive quotes will not count toward the required length of the paper and should be avoided. The point is to read the case histories and be able to articulate the key issues and decisions.