West Virginia v. EPA, D.C. Cir. No. 15-1363 et al.
Legal filings in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Response in Support of Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance filed April 6, 2017
Respondent-Intervenors’ Responses in Opposition to Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance filed April 5-6, 2017
- States and Cities
- Public Health and Environmental Organizations
- Advanced Energy Economy
- American Wind Energy Association and Solar Industries Association
- Power Companies
EPA’s Motion to Hold Case in Abeyance filed March 28, 2017
Oral Argument held before en banc court on September 27, 2016
Order Setting Oral Argument Format entered August 17, 2017
Order Scheduling Oral Argument En Banc entered May 16, 2016
Petitioner-Intervenors’ Reply Brief filed April 15, 2016
Petitioners’ Reply Briefs filed April 15, 2016
- Petitioners’ Reply Brief on Core Legal Issues
- Petitioners’ Reply Brief on Procedural and Record-Based Issues
Amicus Briefs Supporting EPA filed March 31–April 1, 2016
- William K. Reilly and William D. Ruckelshaus
- Former State Energy and Environmental Officials
- Current and Former Members of Congress
- Grid Experts
- Tech Companies
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Leon Billings and Thomas Jorling
- Local Government Coalition
- Medical and Public Health Groups
- Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law
- Climate Scientists
- Dominion Resources, Inc.
- Sustainable Business Organizations
- Madeleine K. Albright, Leon E. Panetta, and William J. Burns
- Ratepayer/Consumer Advocates
- Catholic Climate Covenant
- Corporate Electricity Consumers (Adobe, Mars, Ikea, BCBS Massachusetts)
- Service Employees International Union
Respondent-Intervenors’ Briefs filed March 29, 2016
- States and Cities
- Environmental and Public Health Organizations
- Power Companies
- Advanced Energy Associations
EPA’s Brief filed March 28, 2016
Petitioner-Intervenors’ Brief filed February 23, 2016
Amicus Briefs Supporting Petitioners filed February 22-23, 2016
- Southeastern Legal Foundation
- Scientists Supporting Reversal of Rule
- Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia
- Members of Congress
- Pedernales Electric Cooperative
- Former State Public Utility Commissioners
- Groups Advocating Economic Empowerment of Women, Minorities and Seniors
- Pacific Legal Foundation, et al.
- Landmark Legal Foundation
- State and Local Business Associations
- State of Nevada and Consumers' Research
- Philip Zoebisch (lodged Dec. 7, 2015)
Petitioners’ Briefs filed February 19, 2016
Order Setting Briefing Format and Schedule entered January 28, 2016
Order Denying Stay entered January 21, 2016
Replies in Support of Stay Motions filed December 23, 2015
Respondent-Intervenors’ Responses in Opposition to Stay Motions filed December 8, 2015
- Power Companies
- States and Cities
- Advanced Energy Associations
- Environmental and Public Health Groups
- Joint Addendum: Exhibits in Support of Movant Respondent-Intervenors’ Responses in Opposition
EPA’s Response in Opposition to Stay Motions filed December 3 2015
Responses in Support of Stay Motions filed October 30 and November 5, 2015
Stay Motions filed October 23 through November 6, 2015
- States
- National Mining Association, et al.
- Utility and Allied Petitioners
- Supplemental Declaration of NorthWestern Corp. for Utility & Allied Petitioners’ Motion
- Business Associations
- Oklahoma
- North Dakota
- Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Inc.
- Peabody Energy Corp.
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Motions for Leave to Intervene on Behalf of Petitioners filed October 29 and November 20, 2015
Motions for Leave to Intervene on Behalf of EPA filed October 26 through December 18, 2015
- American Wind Energy Association
- Advanced Energy Economy
- Environmental and Public Health Groups
- Solar Energy Industries Association
- States and Cities
- NextEra Energy, Inc.
- Calpine Corp., et al.
- West Virginia NGOs
- New York Power Authority, et al.
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Petitions for Review filed October 23 through December 7, 2015
U.S. Supreme Court
Order Granting Stay Applications issued February 9, 2016
Replies in Support of Stay Applications filed February 5, 2016
Responses Opposing Stay Applications filed February 4, 2016
Stay Applications filed January 26-29, 2016
