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U.S. District Judge Micah Smith
Coverage of U.S. District Judge Micah Smith in the Nexus archive.
- Claims that Maui’s streetlights kill endangered seabirds head to trial
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against Maui County over claims that streetlights disorient and kill endangered seabirds must proceed to trial. Conservation groups allege the county's streetlights violate the Endangered Species Act by harming three protected species, while the county disputes the causal link between its lighting and bird deaths.