Supreme Court Takes Middle Road in Key Hawaii Clean-Water Dispute Ruling Debra K. Rubin April 23, 2020 No Comments The 6-3 decision says U.S. law appies to groundwater pollution, but vague court standard is set to require case-by-case permit review and spur more litigation.Read More
Pipeline Route Disputes Are Poised for US Supreme Court Decision Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin November 6, 2019 No Comments Developers, opponents rev up legal battles over state land seizure; PennEast loses again in court but vows to continue $1B NJ gas line.Read More
Supreme Court Set to Alter Law on Key Project, Workforce Issues Mary B. Powers Debra K. Rubin October 16, 2019 No Comments As new term starts, justices' views in cases from pipeline project routes to LGBTQ bias in the workplace could be surprising, observers say. >Read More
Supreme Court Clears Path for States to Subsidize Nuclear Power Mary B. Powers April 24, 2019 No Comments Justices won't overrule a lower court decision that certain subsidies do not interfere with federal regulatory authority, rejecting a challenge.Read More
Legal High Court Remands Endangered-Species Case to Lower Court Tom Ichniowski November 27, 2018 No Comments Case deals with federal agency's designation of "critical habitat" for endangered frog.Read More
Supreme Court Digs into Endangered-Species Case Tom Ichniowski October 3, 2018 No Comments On the first day of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court began delving into a case centering on the scope of the Endangered Species Act. Read More