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Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act Environmental Litigation and the Crippling Battle over America's Lands, Endangered Species, and Critical Habitats

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Lowell E. Baier, one of America’s preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of Americas’ resources management, focusing on litigations, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys’ fees. Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act will be a valuable resource for the environmental...

Beschreibung

Lowell E. Baier, one of America’s preeminent experts on environmental litigation, chronicles the century-long story of Americas’ resources management, focusing on litigations, citizen suit provisions, and attorneys’ fees. Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act will be a valuable resource for the environmental legal community, environmentalists, practitioners at all levels of government, and all readers interested in environmental policy and the rise of the administrative state.

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Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

17.03.2020
Abbildungen

59 b/w illustrations; 6 graphs; 13 charts
Verlag Rowman & Littlefield

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum

17.03.2020
Abbildungen

59 b/w illustrations; 6 graphs; 13 charts
Verlag Rowman & Littlefield
Seitenzahl

680
Maße (L/B/H)

22,9/15,2/3,6 cm
Gewicht

968 g
Sprache

Englisch
ISBN

978-1-5381-4277-6
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Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act
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  • Table of Contents
    Title Page
    List of Illustrations
    Prologue: Environmental Litigation and Its Consequences
    Author's Acknowledgments
    Chapter 1: The Growth of Government Regulation in the United States
    The New Deal and the Foundation of the Administrative State
    The Administrative Procedure Act and Control Over Agencies
    Expanding Entitlements
    The Great Society: Kennedy and Johnson
    The Era of Public Interest Law: Civil Rights, Consumerism and Environmentalism
    Environmental Litigation and Broadening the Waiver of Sovereign Immunity
    Chapter 2: The Development of the Equal Access to Justice Act
    Early EAJA Proposals: Expanding the Public Interest Mandate
    Narrowing and Focusing the Legislation: Responding to a Devastating Economic Crisis and Bureaucratic Blitzkrieg
    EAJA: The Evolution of a Unique Small Business Bill
    The 1980 Presidential Election and the Reagan Revolution
    Wisconsin's 1980 2nd District Congressional Election Campaign: A Microcosm of the Presidential Election
    The Voice of the Silent Majority: America's Small Business Community Resonates Through the Presidential Election Campaign
    1980 EAJA Hearings and Chairman Kastenmeier's Dilemma
    The September 3-4, 1980 Mark-Up of EAJA S. 265: Resurrection of a Pariah, the 501(c)(3) Financial Exemption
    Paranoia in the Capitol: EAJA's Enactment Becomes Politically Pragmatic
    Chapter 3: Use and Amendment of the Equal Access to Justice Act from 1981 to 1985
    EAJA 101: How It Works
    Moving EAJA from Temporary Legislation to Permanent Legislation
    The Financial Exemption for 501(c)(3) Organizations
    President Regan's Rejection of EAJA's Reauthorization
    Chapter 4: Success and Expansion of the Equal Access to Justice Act After 1985
    Expanding EAJA's Coverage and Reporting EAJA's Successes
    Imitating EAJA
    Successful Users of EAJA
    Small Businesses
    Veterans
    Social Security Beneficiaries
    Native Peoples
    Immigrants
    Exceptions: Cases Where EAJA Does Not Apply
    Regulatory Shifts in the 1980's and 1990's
    Further Amendments to EAJA
    Chapter 5: The Universe of the Eco-Crusaders
    The Constellation of Environmental Advocates
    The First Generation: 1886 - 1936
    The Second Generation: 1947 - 1970
    The Third Generation: 1970 - 2000
    Anthropocentric Versus Biocentric Man, and Deep Ecology
    The Secret World of Animal Rights
    Chapter 6: Barbarians at the Gate: Saints and Sinners
    Profiles of the Third Generation's Eco-Warriors: 1970 - 2000
    Environmental Public Interest Law Firms
    Conclusion to a Century of Change
    Chapter 7: The Environmental Litigation Crisis
    The Endangered Species Act: A License to Sue
    The Cost of Endangered Species
    Megafauna to Megalitigation: Multidistrict Litigation
    The MDL: Courtroom Access for Special Interests
    A Temporary Reprieve: How the MDL will Beget More Lawsuits
    An Answer to Litigation-Driven Species Management: Cooperative Conservation
    Chapter 8: Cooperative Conservation: Preempting Listings and Building Trust
    The Future Challenge: An Exercise in Trust
    The Dunes Sagebrush Lizard
    The Lesser Prairie Chicken
    The Greater Sage Grouse
    Cooperative Conservation and Greater Sage Grouse
    Cooperative Conservation: An Endangered Future?
    Chapter 9: Abuses of the Equal Access to Justice Act: Endangered Species and Beyond
    Armageddon: Litigating Solely to Delay Federal Agency Action
    Of Wolves and Men: Using Litigation to Delay Delisting
    EAJA and Endangered Species: Statutory Limitations on Attorneys' Fees Provisions
    501(c)(3)s and the Equal Access to Justice Act: America Foots the Bill
    Evading Pierce: The Inflation of EAJA Fees
    The Prevalence of Settlements
    The Sue and Settle Gambit: A New Phenomenon
    Rulemaking by the Courts and Environmentalists
    The Cost of EAJA
    Chapter 10: Reforming the Equal Access to Justice Act
    Recent Scrutiny of EAJA
    Congressional Scrutiny of EAJA
    Recommendations for Future EAJA Reform
    1. Restore reporting provisions
    2. Ensure the award of reasonable attorneys' fees
    3. Make judicial intervention mandatory
    4. Strengthen eligibility requirements
    5. Fees awards under EAJA should be limited to $200,000 in any single case
    6. Each prevailing party should be limited to a total of three EAJA awards in any given year
    7. Parties should be statutorily barred from collecting multiple EAJA awards for the same work
    8. EAJA fees should be reduced in cases where parties utilize staff attorneys rather than outside counsel
    9. EAJA fees should be paid from agency budgets, not the Judgment Fund
    10. End no-fault litigation: Reverse fee shifting should be available under EAJA
    A Time for Action
    Epilogue: A New Beginning?
    Bibliography
    Appendix A: The Equal Access to Justice Act
    Appendix A(1): The Equal Access to Justice Act After Passage in 1980
    Appendix A(2): The Equal Access to Justice Act After Reauthorization in 1985
    Appendix A(3): The Equal Access to Justice Act Today
    Appendix B: EAJA Payments by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2003-2012
    Appendix C: EAJA Payments by the Social Security Administration, 2004-2012
    Appendix D: Model Bill for Reform of the Equal Access to Justice Act
    Appendix E: Acronyms
    Bibliography
    Author Biography