Supreme Court’s Environmental and Administrative Law Decisions in 2015-2016 Term
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman has posted a client advisory reporting on some of the significant U.S. Supreme Court actions from January through June 2016 related to environmental and administrative law.
The Supreme Court decisions discussed in the advisory involve energy regulation, public lands/statutory interpretation, land regulation/tribal, rico/offenses committed abroad, clean water act/administrative procedure act finality, standing, agency interpretation/chevron deference, clean air act/epa clean power plan, mercury air toxics standard.
The court declined to hear two cases involving CWA/American Farm Bureau Federation, and Groundwater Contamination/Exxon Mobil.
The advisory also covers two cases of interest in the upcoming term, involving regulatory takings and presidential appointments.
