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Wild Horses |
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Cruelty
to Horses |
This segment contains cases that deal with legal disputes involving the numerous herds of wild horses that inhabit America and the regulation of those herds by governmental entities.
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Statutes
for Horsemen |
U.S. Supreme Court (1976) Wild Free-roaming Horses
and Burros Act is constitutional
U.S. District Court, Nevada (1978) Horse protection group
tries unsuccessfully to stop BLM round-up
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1979) Court orders trial court
to decide about environmental impact statement
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1982) Court dismisses lawsuit
because round-up already held
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit (1986) Failure to
remove wild horses from private land not a taking without compensation
U.S. Federal Circuit (1995) Lawsuit challenging
requirement that rancher water wild horses filed too late
U.S. Court of Claims (2000) Government's failure to keep wild
horses off ranch not a taking without compensation