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Informationen zum Autor By Lowell E. Baier Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsTitle PageList of IllustrationsPrologue: Environmental Litigation and Its ConsequencesAuthor's AcknowledgmentsChapter 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 Coop...
