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· 4/23/2009

Humane Society of the United States v. United States Postal Service

Citations

  • 609 F. Supp. 2d 85
  • 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34338
  • 2009 WL 1097413

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • Humane Society had standing to challenge postal service rule that increased costs of responding to animal cruelty raids
  • Humane Society had standing to challenge government actions that harmed voluntary program to address animal cruelty
  • “Congress enacted § 2156 of the Animal Welfare Act, and has repeatedly amended it over the years, to assure the humane treatment of animals and to protect animals from being abused in illegal animal fights.”

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Judges: James Robertson

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