Supreme Court of the United States
Summers v. Earth Island Institute
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- March 3, 2009
- Case
- Summers v. Earth Island Institute
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Breyer, with whom Justice Stevens, Justice Souter, and Justice Ginsburg join, dissenting. The Court holds that the Sierra Club and its members (along with other environmental organizations) do not suffer any “ ‘concrete injury’ ” when the Forest Service sells timber for logging on many thousands of small (250-acre or less) woodland parcels without following legally required procedures — procedures whic…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | March 3, 2009 |
| Opinion | Antonin Scalia | March 3, 2009 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | March 3, 2009 |