A Must Read: Supreme Court Rules Against Whales in Navy Case

The Supreme Court has ruled against environmental organizations seeking to protect whales from sonar used by the Navy during training missions off the coast of California.

From the AP summary:

The court did not deal with the merits of the claims put forward by the environmental groups. It said, rather, that federal courts abused their discretion by ordering the Navy to limit sonar use in some cases and to turn it off altogether in others.

The overall public interest tips "strongly in favor of the Navy," Roberts wrote. He said the most serious possible injury would be harm to an unknown number of the marine mammals.

"In contrast, forcing the Navy to deploy an inadequately trained anti-submarine force jeopardizes the safety of the fleet," the chief justice wrote.

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