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Documents
Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
09/30/2022
Decision
Dismissal of case reversed.
The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal district court erred when it concluded that the Federal Power Act vested the courts of appeals with exclusive jurisdiction over a challenge to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit that was required for modification of a dam project licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The environmental groups challenging the Corps permit contended, among other things, that the Corps violated the National Environmental Policy Act by failing to fully consider the impacts of climate change. The Tenth Circuit reversed the district court’s dismissal of the case and remanded for further proceedings.
11/15/2021
Motion
Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County filed unopposed motion to withdraw amicus brief in support of petitioners-appellants.
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08/20/2021
Amicus Motion/Brief
Brief filed by amicus curiae Boulder County in support of petitioners-appellants and reversal.
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Summary
Challenge to dam project in Boulder County in Colorado.