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Texas v. U.S. Department of Transportation
Geography
Year
2023
Document Type
Litigation
Part of
About this case
Filing year
2023
Status
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
Geography
Docket number
24-10470
Court/admin entity
United States → United States Federal Courts → United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (5th Cir.)
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims (US) → Other Statutes and Regulations (US)
Principal law
United States → Administrative Procedure Act (APA)United States → Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)United States → Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)United States → Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)
At issue
Challenge to the National Highway System regulation requiring states to establish declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources.
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Documents
Filing Date
Document
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02/11/2025
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
The Fifth Circuit granted federal defendants’ unopposed motion for dismissal of their appeal of a district court judgment vacating a Federal Highway Administration rule that required states to set declining targets for carbon dioxide emissions from on-road mobile sources. The federal defendants-appellants said the Department of Transportation would continue to consider further administrative steps as to the challenged rule.
Decision
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02/03/2025
Defendants-appellants filed unopposed motion for voluntary dismissal of appeal.
Motion
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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.
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Economic sector
Finance