Principal Law:

Commerce Clause

24 Cases found

Invenergy Thermal LLC v. Watson

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: W.D. Wash.
Status: Motion to dismiss filed. [ 02/16/2023 ]
Description: Out-of-state power plant owner's challenge to the Washington’s Climate Commitment Act's allocation of no-cost greenhouse gas emissions allowances.

Montana v. City of Portland

Filing Date: 2023
Court/Admin Entity: D. Or.
Status: Complaint filed. [ 02/14/2023 ]
Description: Challenge to the City of Portland laws and policies that allegedly prohibit new fuel-export infrastructure in the City.

Portland General Electric Co. v. NorthWestern Co.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mont.
Status: Findings and recommendations adopted in full and plaintiffs' motions for partial summary judgment granted. [ 10/19/2022 ]
Description: Lawsuit brought by out-of-state owners of Montana coal-fired power plant against other owners and Montana Attorney General challenging constitutionality of state laws that created barriers to closure of plant.

Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

Filing Date: 2022
Court/Admin Entity: C.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to intervene granted. [ 11/01/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to the denial of a permit that would allow Exxon to temporarily truck crude oil from Exxon’s Santa Ynez Unit, consisting of three offshore platforms and an onshore processing center.

Levin Richmond Terminal Corp. v. City of Richmond

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted in part and denied in part and motions to intervene and amici motions granted. [ 08/27/2020 ]
Description: Challenge to City of Richmond ordinance that prohibited transloading and export of coal and petroleum coke.

Montana v. Washington

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Motion for leave to file a bill of complaint denied. [ 06/28/2021 ]
Description: Bill of complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court by Montana and Wyoming asserting that the State of Washington unconstitutionally blocked the use of its ports for shipments of coal mined in Montana and Wyoming.

Indigenous Environmental Network v. Trump

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D. Mont.
Status: Complaint dismissed as moot. [ 03/11/2022 ]
Description: Challenge to President Trump's revocation of the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, issuance of a new presidential permit, and authorization of the balance of the 875-mile project in the U.S.

Sunflower Electric Power Corp. v. Sebelius

Filing Date: 2008
Court/Admin Entity: D. Kan.
Status: Notice of dismissal with prejudice filed by Sunflower Electric. [ 05/07/2009 ]
Description: Constitutional challenge to Kansas officials' actions denying authorization for construction of coal-fired power plants based on potential carbon dioxide emissions.

Lighthouse Resources Inc. v. Inslee

Filing Date: 2018
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Appeal dismissed. [ 03/23/2021 ]
Description: Action against Washington State officials for allegedly taking unlawful actions to block coal export terminal.

Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc denied. [ 08/03/2020 ]
Description: Action challenging the City of Oakland’s prohibition on the transportation and export of coal and petroleum coke to and through a rail and marine terminal for bulk and oversized cargo.

Allco Finance Ltd. v. Klee

Filing Date: 2015
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 01/22/2018 ]
Description: Challenge by solar energy developer to Connecticut renewable energy programs.

Electric Power Supply Association v. Star

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 04/15/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to Illinois law that created a Zero Emissions Credit program allegedly to support uneconomic nuclear plants.

American Petroleum Institute v. Cooper

Filing Date: 2008
Court/Admin Entity: E.D.N.C.
Status: Order issued granting defendants' motion for summary judgment. [ 12/16/2011 ]
Description: Challenge to state law requiring refineries to sell wholesalers gas unblended with ethanol.

Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: 9th Cir.
Status: Letter from U.S. Supreme Court dated April 8, 2019 filed. [ 04/12/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard on constitutional grounds.

Indeck Corinth, L.P. v. Paterson

Filing Date: 2009
Court/Admin Entity: N.Y. Sup. Ct.
Status: Consent decree announced. [ 12/23/2009 ]
Description: Challenge to state regulations implementing Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Avista Corp. v. Bellon

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Wash.
Status: Order issued granting stipulated motion to stay. [ 10/26/2016 ]
Description: Challenge by utilities and local distribution company to greenhouse gas regulations adopted by Washington Department of Ecology.

Coalition for Competitive Electricity v. Zibelman

Filing Date: 2016
Court/Admin Entity: U.S.
Status: Certiorari denied. [ 04/15/2019 ]
Description: Challenge to component of New York Clean Energy Standard that provided payments to certain nuclear facilities providing "zero-emission" power.