Great Lakes Law

Feds acknowledge Asian carp DNA in Lake Michigan in letter to the Supreme Court

Just hours after the Supreme Court issued its ruling denying Michigan’s motion for a preliminary injunction to take immediate action to protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp, the federal government acknowledged that Asian carp DNA has now been found in Lake Michigan. In a letter to the Supreme Court, the Solicitor General stated that positive samples of Asian carp DNA have been found in the Calumet River and Calumet Harbor, past the Army Corps’... Read more →

Supreme Court denies Michigan’s requests to take immediate action on Asian carp or reopen Wisconsin v. Illinois decree

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Michigan’s request to take immediate action to stop Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. In a one-line order (go to page 3), the Supreme Court denied the State of Michigan’s motion for a preliminary injunction, siding with the State of Illinois, the federal government (essentially the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. "Motion of Michigan for preliminary injunction denied." Wisconsin v.... Read more →

Supreme Court Asian Carp Filings

This post provides links to all of the Supreme Court filings regarding the Asian carp dispute, and will be updated as new filings are made. Supreme Court - Order Denying Michigan's Motion for Preliminary Injunction (go to page 3) State of Michigan – Motion and Petition to Reopen Wisconsin v. Illinois State of Michigan – Motion for Preliminary Injunction State of Michigan – Appendix State of Michigan – Renewed Motion for Preliminary Injunction and Appendix... Read more →