Posted: 8/4/2011 6:35:43 AM EDT
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HELENA — The way Congress went about removing endangered species protections from the Northern Rockies gray wolf undermines the rule of law, but it did not violate the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy reluctantly upheld a budget rider passed by Congress in April that stripped wolves of federal protections in Montana, Idaho and parts of Washington, Oregon and Utah. Read more: http://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/judge-upholds-change-to-wolf-status/article_20e15e52-be57-11e0-9320-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1U4SLyUiw Edited, CoC 10 ~ medicmandan |