Supreme Court· 11/27/1979
Andrus v. Allard
Citations
- 444 U.S. 51
- 100 S. Ct. 318
- 62 L. Ed. 2d 210
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 45
- 9 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20791
- 13 ERC (BNA) 2057
How courts have described this case
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- holding that abrogating the right to sell endangered eagles' feathers did not implicate the Fifth Amendment
- holding that abrogating the right to sell endangered eagles’ feathers did not implicate the Fifth Amendment
- holding that the “text, context, and purpose of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act support the Secretary’s interpretive regulations.”
- noting that the BGEPA and the MBTA are \designed to prevent the destruction of certain species of birds\
- noting that the BGEPA and the MBTA are “designed to prevent the destruction of certain species of birds”
- holding that a total prohibition on the sale of eagle feathers was not a taking even though the restriction denied certain commercial traders the right to sell property acquired prior to the enactment of the restriction
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Judges: Brennan, Stewart, White, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens, Burger
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