September 30, 2016
A D.C. federal judge on Friday upheld the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 2014 decision to ban imports of sport-hunted African elephant trophies from Zimbabwe, striking down a challenge brought by the Safari Club and the National Rifle Association.
April 10, 2015
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday allowed the National Rifle Association and Safari Club International to appeal the portion of his December ruling that nixed claims challenging a federal import ban on sport-hunted elephants from Tanzania.
March 12, 2015
A D.C. federal judge on Thursday allowed two animal rights organizations to intervene in the National Rifle Association's bid to kill a federal import ban on sport-hunted elephant trophies, finding the groups proved they have a relevant interest in the case.
June 06, 2014
Safari Club International on Friday lost a bid to halt a federal import ban on sport-hunted elephant trophies as a D.C. federal judge denied its motion for a preliminary injunction on the grounds that the group failed to show the ban would cause irreparable harm.