Long ago, the framers of the Constitution decided to separate the federal government’s powers into three branches, with each branch acting as a check on the other. Broadly speaking, the legislative branch writes the law, the judicial branch decides what the law means, and the executive branch decides how to enforce the law. Sometimes, however, the powers … Continue Reading
On September 1, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Midland Division vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“Service”) Final Rule listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken (“LPC”) as threatened. The Service had published its final rule listing the LPC as threatened on April 10, 2014 amidst significant controversy as to whether the … Continue Reading
