On June 16, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in a case from the Third Circuit regarding the availability of a federal forum to raise constitutional challenges to a subpoena issued by a state attorney general....more
On Monday, June 16, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, a case about the extent to which federal contractors can remove lawsuits to federal court under the federal...more
6/24/2025
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Statutory Interpretation
On April 23, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund that a federal permit is required under the Clean Water Act (CWA) when a discharge to groundwater is the “functional equivalent” of a...more
4/28/2020
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Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
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Point Sources ,
Remand ,
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Vacated ,
Waters of the United States