Defenders of Wildlife, Humane Society of the United States, Center for Biological Diversity, et al.
Amici Curiae
Eric R. Glitzenstein, Counsel of Record Defenders ofWildlife, the Humane Society of the United States, and the Center forBiological Diversity are joined in this brief by five other nonprofitconservation and animal-protection organizations. Eric R. Glitzenstein is apartner with the law firm Meyer Glitzenstein & Crystal, where hespecializes in environmental law. He received his law degree from theGeorgetown University Law Center in 1981. The following is excerpted from theAmicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted tothe U.S. Supreme Court on September 15, 2008. The government’scontention that Respondents failed to establish injury sufficient forpreliminary injunctive relief not only improperly discounts…