National Audubon Society, Natural Resources Defense Council, National Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club
Amici Curiae
John D. Echeverria, Counsel of RecordThe parties in this brief are national conservation organizations with membership that includes residents of Nevada and California. John Echeverria is director of the Environmental Policy Project at Georgetown University. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1981. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on November 13, 2001.The Court should reject the proposal that it jettison the parcel as a whole rule in taking cases involving regulatory use restrictions. This established rule is essential to a balanced, workable…
