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United States v. California

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Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
04/22/2021
Decision
Appeal voluntarily dismissed.
04/21/2021
Stipulation
Stipulation for dismissal filed by the parties.
The United States, the State of California, and other defendants and intervenor-defendants stipulated and agreed to the voluntary dismissal of the United States’ appeal of a California federal court’s judgment in favor of California and the other defendants in the U.S.’s challenge to the constitutionality of the linkage between California’s greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade program and Quebec trading program.

Summary

Federal government's lawsuit challenging California's greenhouse gas emissions cap-and-trade agreement with the provincial government of Quebec, Canada.