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New York v. Trump
About this case
Filing year
2025
Status
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
Geography
Docket number
26-1174
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1st Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Bald and Golden Eagle Protection ActUnited States → Clean Air Act (CAA)United States → Clean Water Act (CWA)United States → Endangered Species Act (ESA)United States → Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)United States → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)United States → Magnuson-Stevens ActUnited States → Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)United States → National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)United States → National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)United States → Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)United States → Rivers and Harbors ActUnited States → Ultra Vires
At issue
Challenge to a presidential memorandum that halted federal approvals for offshore and onshore wind energy projects, as well as agency actions implementing the memorandum.
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
Type
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06/15/2026
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
On June 15, 2026, the First Circuit Court of Appeals granted federal defendants-appellants motion for voluntary dismissal of their appeal of a Massachusetts federal district court’s December 2025 judgment vacating federal agencies’ orders pausing all wind energy authorizations. The district court had concluded that the federal agencies’ orders were arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
Decision
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06/10/2026
Motion for voluntary dismissal filed by defendants-appellants.
Motion
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Summary
Challenge to a presidential memorandum that halted federal approvals for offshore and onshore wind energy projects, as well as agency actions implementing the memorandum.
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Group
Topics
Renewable energy
Economic sector