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Type
Lead opinion
Author
Stephen Gerald Breyer
Filed
April 23, 2020
Case
County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund
Case status
Decided
Joined by
Ruth Bader GinsburgElena KaganBrett M. KavanaughJohn Glover Roberts Jr.Sonia Sotomayor

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Justice ALITO, dissenting. If the Court is going to devise its own legal rules, instead of interpreting those enacted by Congress, it might at least adopt rules that can be applied with a modicum of consistency. Here, however, *1483the Court makes up a rule that provides no clear guidance and invites arbitrary and inconsistent application…

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Other writings in this case

TypeAuthorFiled
Opinion Stephen Gerald Breyer April 23, 2020
Lead opinion Not attributed April 23, 2020
Concurrence Not attributed April 23, 2020
Concurrence Not attributed April 23, 2020
Dissent Clarence Thomas April 23, 2020
Dissent Samuel A. Alito Jr. April 23, 2020