A Fish Walks into the Supreme Court. The fish Wants Protection.

The Delta smelt lives in California waterways. The Endangered Species Act protects it. California has a drought. The fish dies if water is re-routed. The Pacific Legal Foundation is asking the US Supreme Court to protect it.

Why are delta smelts and spotted salamanders getting so much US Supreme Court time? In 1978 the US Supreme Court decided TVA v. Hill which is what allows endangered species to trump everything. [PLF]