Mackinac Center Amicus Curiae Brief in Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

A Mackinac Center “friend of the court” filing to the U.S. Supreme Court in two cases involving federal wetlands regulation of Michigan properties.

Contents

• About This Document/Executive Summary
• Interest of Amicus Curiae/Summary of Argument
• Argument
  • A. Background
  • B. Congress' jurisdictional intent
  • C. Commerce Clause
  • D. Michigan's wetlands regulatory approach
• Conclusion
• About the Author and the Legal Studies Project

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