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That word — “harm” — has been the backbone of the ESA’s effectiveness. However, the Trump Administration is proposing to change the wording, which could put thousands of America’s endangered plants and animals at risk.

The DA’s office dropped the charges against Scott and Nichols because they concluded that doing so would ensure justice. Rather than aiming for convictions, they saw the case as an act of “self-defense and defense of others,” committing to the proper application of the law.

Protesters briefly interrupted proceedings at the Supreme Court Wednesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the court’s Citizens United ruling on campaign finance.