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Pacific Legal Foundation v. Environmental Protection Agency

Petition for certiorari denied on October 15, 2013

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Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
12-1153 D.C. Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: Whether the EPA's regulation determining that carbon dioxide and related substances pose a danger to human health and welfare must be set aside because the EPA violated the congressional mandate to submit the proposed endangerment finding to the Science Advisory Board for peer review, as required by 42 U.S.C. § 4365(c)(1).

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Mar 20 2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 22, 2013)
Apr 11 2013Order extending time to file response to petition to and including May 22, 2013, for all respondents.
Apr 22 2013Brief amicus curiae of California Construction Trucking Association filed.
Apr 22 2013Brief amicus curiae of American Civil Rights Union filed.
May 8 2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for Texas, and eight other states.
May 13 2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for petitioners Southeastern Legal Foundation, Inc., et al.
May 14 2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the Federal Respondent.
May 15 2013Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including June 21, 2013, for all respondents.
May 17 2013Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the State of Indiana.
Jun 6 2013Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including July 22, 2013, for all respondents.
Jun 7 2013Application (12A1181) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jun 7 2013Application (12A1181) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits granted by The Chief Justice. The consolidated brief in opposition may not exceed 12,000 words.
Jul 1 2013Application (13A35) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Jul 8 2013Application (13A35) to file consolidated brief in opposition in excess of word limits granted by The Chief Justice. The consolidated brief in opposition may not exceed 11,000 words.
Jul 22 2013Brief of respondents Environmental Protection Agency in opposition filed. VIDED.
Jul 22 2013Brief of Environmental Organization respondents. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Jul 22 2013Brief of respondents New York, et al. in opposition filed. VIDED.
Aug 6 2013Reply of petitioner Pacific Legal Foundation filed.
Aug 7 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of September 30, 2013.
Oct 7 2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 11, 2013.
Oct 15 2013Petition DENIED.