SCOTUS Will Decide Scope of Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
On February 19, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an order granting review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in County of Maui…
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Supreme Court Will Determine Whether Corps Jurisdictional Determination Can Be Appealed
Can you appeal a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' jurisdictional determination ("JD") that a water feature constitutes waters of the United States? The Administrative Procedures…
Supreme Court Halts Implementation of EPA Rule on Mercury Emissions from Electric Power Plants: The Practical Effects Are Debatable
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court halted further implementation of a U.S. EPA's regulation limiting mercury and other hazardous air toxic emissions from coal- and…
Lone Pine Orders Called Into Question In Colorado
A Lone Pine order is a case management tool often utilized by courts in complex multi-party toxic tort cases to organize plaintiffs' claims and to…
Supreme Court Rules on Permits
The recent Supreme Court case Koontz vs. St. Johns River has generated a lot of commentary and debate in the legal community and speculation concerning…