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INTERNATIONAL PRIMATE PROTECTION LEAGUE v. ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE ED. FUND

No. 90-89.

500 U.S. 72 (1991)

111 S.Ct. 1700

114 L.Ed.2d 134

INTERNATIONAL PRIMATE PROTECTION LEAGUE ET AL. v. ADMINISTRATORS OF TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret E. Woodward argued the cause for petitioners. With her on the briefs was Gary L. Francione.

Richard H. Seamon argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondent National Institutes of Health were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Gerson, Deputy Solicitor General Roberts, and Barbara L. Herwig. Gregory C. Weiss filed a brief for respondent Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund. Edgar H. Brenner filed a brief for respondent Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc.

JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case arose from an animal welfare dispute. At issue is the fate of certain monkeys used for medical experiments funded by the Federal Government. The case comes before us, however, on a narrow jurisdictional question: whether a suit filed in state court challenging the treatment of these monkeys was properly removed to the federal court by respondent National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the defendants...

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