| Guiding Thought Question: Read through the different cases regarding the Endangered Species Act (Choose one from HERE) and give a brief synopsis of how the Supreme Court got involved in the protection of species. Also give a quick summary of how the court ruled. Today's Learning Objective: Students will examine the role of the Supreme Court, how it functions, and its specific powers, and will look at the methods the courts use to influence the political laws of the United States. Students will complete a research project to examine the rights that were protected by a specific Supreme Court Case. |  |
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Blake McNeill
9/30/2019 09:08:41 am
The navy would use sonar that would affect marine life, such as getting beached or lost.The navy convinced the lower courts that what they were doing was necessary to help fight enemy submarines, but the supreme court deemed it unfit to continue and did not take everything into consideration, and vacated the preliminary injustification.
Haley E
9/30/2019 09:10:25 am
sonar causes serious injury to marine mammals and that the Navy did not adequately consider these effects. they are trying to work with them to train in areas that are least likely to effect the animals and push them from there homes.
Hayden Hegwood
9/30/2019 09:12:25 am
WINTER V. NRDC the navy was using sonar that was harmful to marine animals and although the navy keep saying that the sonar was really important they still had to shut it down sonar use when a marine mammal is sighted within 2,000 meters,
Vsco gorl
9/30/2019 09:12:39 am
Basically the navy in the article said that they found that where they were had a lot of marine animals but then so they won’t launch or do anything if they can detect whales in 2000 miles or something like that to make sure that the animals are safe.
Matilda
9/30/2019 09:12:52 am
The Supreme Court got involved in the Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill court case when the endangered snail darter was found in the Little Tennessee river, which was previously authorized by Congress for industrialization for hydroelectric purposes. The court ruled in favor of the Tellico Dam project and allowed for it to be built.
Emily
9/30/2019 09:24:18 am
A dam was built and the snail darter became an endangered species. The secretary of the interior declared it was in fact an endangered species. The endangered species act then was put in place and enforced. In the end one small species of fish ended up costing the company who made the dam 76 cents per dollar they spent on their project.
Teagan Roorda
9/30/2019 12:31:21 pm
The Supreme Court go involved with the Home builders vs. Defenders of Wildlife when it started to effect the Endangered animals. Along with the fact that the clean water act was not happening for the animals and it needed to be fixed.
Cali Engel
9/30/2019 12:33:20 pm
In the winter vs NRDC case, the navy was using sonars that were harmful to marine wildlife. The court ended up deciding that the navy was not allowed to use those sonars because it hurt marine wildlife.
Rehgan Gardner
9/30/2019 12:35:40 pm
ESA ensures that ecosystem does not have severe damage by moving or relocating wildlife
Annie Feden
9/30/2019 12:36:50 pm
The Tennessee Valley Authority V Hill case took place when a Snail Darter was found in the Little Tennessee, a river where the TVA was going to build a dam creating a reservoir. The snail darter was an endangered species, and the dam would destroy its habitat. The court ruled in favor of TVA and the dam was constructed, but the government did try to enforce the ESA.
Haley Light
9/30/2019 12:39:58 pm
The Supreme Court got involved in the Babbitt V. Sweet Home Chapter of communities for a better Oregon case by reviewing the definition of the word "harm" to require hurt, damage, or injury, but does not specify whether the injury must be direct or indirect. The purpose of this was to ensure a safer and more secure protection for endangered species.
Sabrina
9/30/2019 12:40:03 pm
The navy wants to use new sonar that heavily impacts marine life.The navy said it was worth it because the sonar is needed to detect enemy submarines. Now the navy cannot use the sonar of a marine mammal is with in 2,000 meters of a Navy vessel.
Claire N
9/30/2019 12:42:30 pm
The environmental protection agency gave the state of Arizona the authority over water pollutant dishcharge. Defenders of the wildlife argued that it would be a threat to endangered Pima pineapple plant and the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl. The court ruled that the transfer was valid.
Sam the Dane
9/30/2019 12:50:06 pm
The Bennett vs Spear case was used to establish the ESA as a tool of both environmentalists and competing companies who use the resources, to challenge the governments action. The case was about the Klamath river in Oregon and endangered sucker fish species. Leave a Reply. |
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