6th Circuit Rejects Bid For Full Court Review Of CWA Jurisdiction Ruling

April 21, 2016
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit has rejected requests from several states and industry groups to review a three-judge panel's decision giving the court authority to hear suits over EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule, leaving a Supreme Court appeal as the last option for the rule's critics to challenge the decision. “The original panel has reviewed the petitions for rehearing and concludes that the issues raised in the petitions were fully considered upon the original...


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