Supreme Court Chooses Navy Over Whales

by Stephanie Ernst · 2008-11-12 10:12:00 UTC
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Whales beached in North Carolina following Navy exercises in 2005Everyone together now for a big, collective "What the hell?!"

Remember this post: The Whales vs. the Navy at the Supreme Court? Well, the decision is in. And it stinks. Like what, you ask? Like a Supreme Court with two too many Bush appointees, for one thing.

AP (via SFGate.com):

The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast. . . .

The overall public interest tips "strongly in favor of the Navy," Roberts wrote. He said the most serious possible injury would be harm to an unknown number of the marine mammals.

Treehugger:

In the Supreme Court hearing, the majority opinion written by Justice Roberts stated that these federal courts [who had restricted sonar to protect the whales] abused their discretionary power and felt Navy operations were more important than marine mammal health.

Treehugger: "Whales 0, Navy 1"

San Francisco Chronicle: "Court rules for Navy in dispute over sonar, whales"

Stephanie Ernst wrote the original Animal Rights blog at Change.org until December 2009. She can now be found at Animal Rights & AntiOppression.
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