Henderson v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

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• concluding the plaintiffs had standing to sue over destruction of bird habitat on naval base as they used the naval base and surrounding area to view the birds
• finding that a challenge to the destruction of historic buildings was not moot because, although the build- ings had already been destroyed, the court could still craft a remedy to mitigate the injury to the birds that had been inhab- iting them
• finding that a challenge to the destruction of historic buildings was not moot because, although the build- ings had already been destroyed, the court could still craft a remedy to mitigate the injury to the birds that had been inhab- iting them
• referring to challenges to agency decision-making under the Environmental 23 Policy Act
• “[P]laintiffs asserting procedural standing need not demonstrate that the ultimate outcome following proper procedures will benefit them.”
• case loses its 14 quality as a “present, live controversy” and becomes moot when there can be no effective relief

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