10th Circuit Questions Role Of High Court Ruling, Harm In WOTUS Appeal

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit questioned attorneys Nov. 18 about the role of a major Supreme Court ruling in shaping federal regulations on the scope of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and the potential harm to Colorado from a Trump administration CWA rule as they weighed whether to reverse a stay of the rule. Judges Carolyn McHugh, Bobby Baldock and Allison Eid pressed Colorado Solicitor General Eric Olson on the state’s interpretation...