D.C. Circuit outlines briefing schedule in Gulf of Mexico oil-leasing suit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is detailing a briefing schedule that extends out to October in the oil industry’s appeal of a lower court decision scrapping a major offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico over a faulty climate review. The court’s briefing schedule, outlined in a May 9 order , aligns with the dates in a proposed schedule floated by all parties last month. Specifically, opening briefs would be...