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Louisiana v. Biden

Geography
🇺🇸 United States / Louisiana
Year
2021
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
Louisiana v. Biden

About this case

Filing year
2021
Status
Nationwide preliminary injunction vacated and remanded.
Geography
🇺🇸 United States → Louisiana
Docket number
21-30505
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Other Statutes and Regulations
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Mineral Leasing Act (MLA)United States → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)
At issue
Lawsuit challenging pause on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and in offshore waters.
Topics
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Documents

Filing Date
Document
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08/17/2022
Nationwide preliminary injunction vacated and remanded.
On August 17, 2022, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the Biden administration from implementing a “Pause” on new oil and gas leases on public lands and in offshore waters. The Fifth Circuit found that the injunction’s terms lacked the specificity required by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d).
Decision
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05/24/2022
Letter filed by federal appellants in response to appellees' Rule 28(j) letter.
Letter
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05/19/2022
Rule 28(j) letter submitted by appellees regarding post-argument events (cancellation of remaining lease sales in five-year plan).
Letter
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01/13/2022
Brief filed by amici curiae American Petroleum Institute and other trade associations in support of appellees.
Amicus Motion/Brief
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01/13/2022
Brief filed by amicus curiae the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
Amicus Motion/Brief
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11/16/2021
Opening brief filed by appellants.
Brief
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Summary

Lawsuit challenging pause on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and in offshore waters.

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Policy instrument
Risk
Impacted group
Just transition
Renewable energy
Fossil fuel
Greenhouse gas
Economic sector
Adaptation/resilience