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Kentucky v. Federal Highway Administration
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Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
02/03/2025
Decision
Defendant-appellant Federal Highway Administration's motion to dismiss appeal with prejudice granted.
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01/31/2025
Motion
Motion for voluntary dismissal of appeal filed.
The Federal Highway Administration informed the court that it no longer wished to pursue appellate review of the district court's decision.
01/28/2025
Decision
Defendants-appellants' motion to postpone the oral argument denied.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration’s motion to postpone the oral argument scheduled for February 5, 2025 in the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and other defendants’ appeal of an April 2024 district court ruling that the FHWA exceeded its statutory authority and acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it adopted a regulation requiring states to establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources. The defendants requested that the oral argument be postponed and the case held in abeyance to allow the agencies “to become familiar with the final rule and the issues presented by this litigation and to determine how they wish to proceed.”
01/24/2025
Motion
Motion to postpone oral argument and hold appeal in abeyance filed by defendants-appellants.
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10/07/2024
Amicus Motion/Brief
Brief filed by amici curiae U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives in support of the state appellees.
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10/07/2024
Amicus Motion/Brief
Brief filed by amici curiae American Road and Transportation Builders Association and Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. in support of plaintiffs-appellees.
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Summary
Challenge to the National Highway System regulation requiring states to establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources.