GHG Suits: The Briefing Schedule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has received contradictory advice for how to schedule briefing and oral arguments in the mass of litigation challenging EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) rules. Unsurprisingly, states such as Texas and Virginia that have led the criticism of the rules are seeking a quick timetable, calling in Jan. 10 briefs for arguments ahead of the court’s summer recess. EPA and its supporters, on the other hand, are seeking a longer time...