Here is a brief summary on this Clean Water Act case from SCOTUSblog:
Following the release of orders, the Court will hear argument in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. (07-984) (07-990), involving the permit process for discharging mining pollutants under the Clean Water Act. Ted Olson of Washington, D.C., will argue for the petitioners, Thomas Waldo of Juneau, Alaska, will argue for the respondents, and Solicitor General Greg Garre will argue for the federal respondents in support of the petitioner.
Alaskan Natives are participating in this case as amici — and their brief is here.
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