Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, et al., Amici Curiae
Steve Marshall, Counsel of Record
Alabama, Alaska, and Arkansas are joined in this brief by 17 other States. Steve Marshall has served as the Alabama attorney general since February 10, 2017. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for Petitioner as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on April 30, 2018. The Court should reverse the court of appeals. On the first question presented, the plain text of the Endangered Species Act requires that unoccupied critical habitat have the physical and biological features necessary for the endangered species to survive. Critical habitat is defined as an area with the essential features necessary for…