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A former fisherman, awarded $400,000 in reparations from NOAA for a miscarriage of justice that cost him his boat and business but brought a fierce rebuttal from the trial judge, said Monday said that in the course of the rebuttal the judge might have libeled him. But his lawyer is going further, saying that the entire group of Coast Guard administrative law judges who heard cases brought against fishermen and fishing industry businesses by the National Oceanic Administration was guilty of "collusion.''
Lafreniere said, based on documents released under the Freedom of Information Act, that all the Coast Guard administrative law judges were guilty of "collusion" with McKenna.
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HASTINGS: Time to improve the Endangered Species Act
May 18, 2012 - When the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was signed into law in 1973 by President Nixon, he spoke about the importance of preserving “the rich array of animal life with which our country has been blessed.” I believe that goal is as important today as it was back then. However, after nearly 40 years, it’s time to take a fresh, honest look at the law and consider whether there are ways it could be improved to do a better job of protecting and recovering species.
