California Sonar Fight Goes to Supreme Court

The California Sonar case, Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council (posted here, here, and here) may be bound for the Supreme Court. 

The United States has filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari seeking relief from adverse rulings from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  The opinion below is here, the government's petition here, NRDC's Opposition is here and the government's Reply is here.

This case is important because it presents the issue of when the needs of national security and military readiness conflict with the environmental protection laws (specifically, the Marine Mammal Protection Act), what should prevail? 

This case has a chaotic procedural history, with trips up and down the appeals courts, with one stop at the White House.  There is a parallel case pending in the District of Hawaii, posted here.