Posts tagged U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued a nationwide stay of the controversial EPA/Corps of Engineers Clean Water Rule which was effective August 28, 2015. Some 30 states, industry and environmental groups had petitions pending in a number of circuit courts and all were consolidated in the Sixth Circuit. In what appears to be an interesting ruling, the three judge panel essentially expressed a desire to have the rule fully litigated before enforcing it. According to the Court:
A stay temporarily silences the whirlwind of confusion that springs from uncertainty about ...
Posted in: Water Regulations
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