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U.S. Supreme Court Amici Curiae Brief in United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, No. 18-1584 & 18-1587

Cale Jaffe

Co-author(s)

Douglas Guynn ,

Phillip D., Payne, IV

Date

2020

Website

Citation

Douglas Guynn, Cale Jaffe & Phillip D., Payne, U.S. Supreme Court Amici Curiae Brief in United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, No. 18-1584 & 18-1587, (2020).

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Cale Jaffe

Public Policy and Regulation

PLACE: Program in Law, Communities and the Environment

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