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Certiorari denied in American Farm Bureau v. EPA

February 29, 2016 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

American Farm Bureau v. EPA (15-599), a petition for certiorari which PLF supported as amicus curiae, was denied this morning.  The denial leaves the Third Circuit opinion in place, an opinion which stands as a shining example of judicial abdication via Chevron. The Third Circuit accepted, for example, EPA’s reading of the word “total& ...

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Poll : Residents of Chesapeake Bay watershed don’t trust federal micro-management

February 08, 2016 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

According to a Morning Consult poll sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Chesapeake Bay residents prefer state and local governments to federal regulators when it comes to protecting local water resources and regulating land use. The poll sought opinions from Chesapeake Bay watershed voters on a range of issues related to the EPA’ ...

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President's weekly report — December 11, 2015

December 11, 2015 | By ROB RIVETT

Supreme Court grants cert in PLF wetlands jurisdiction case! The Supreme Court just granted the government’s motion for writ of certiorari in Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes.  This case will answer the question of whether a landowner is entitled to judicial review of a wetlands jurisdictional determination by the Corps of Engineers. This ...

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PLF and forestry groups file brief in support of Farm Bureau cert. petition

December 11, 2015 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

On Wednesday, PLF and a group of forestry organizations filed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in American Farm Bureau Federation v. EPA (15-599), an important case about the federal-state balance of power in the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act is clear about its intended effect on the states: “It is … ...