High Court Takes Case On Proper Venue For CWA Jurisdiction Rule Suits

January 13, 2017
The Supreme Court has announced that it will decide which courts have authority to hear challenges to the Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule crafted by EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, which could lead to long-sought nationwide certainty on which venue is proper but could invalidate much of the ongoing litigation over the rule. The grant of certiorari comes in the high court's Jan. 13 orders , and means the justices will review a fractured U.S. Court...


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