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Petitioners Requested Briefing Schedule to Allow Oral Argument in Current Term on Amendments to Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Standards

Challenge to the Trump administration's amendment of greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Courts Holding Challenges to Trump-Era Vehicle Standards and Policies in Abeyance While Challenges to Biden Reversals Proceed

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - motion

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - status report

D.C. Circuit Held Challenge to Trump-Era Vehicle Standards in Abeyance

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - reply

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - opposition

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - response

Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - order

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - amicus brief

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - brief

D.C. Circuit Merits Panel to Decide Most Issues Related to Administrative Record Content in Challenges to Light-Vehicle Standards; Briefing to Begin in January

EPA and NHTSA Opposed Petitioners' Request for Briefing Schedule

Petitioners Sought to Supplement Record in Challenges to Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Standards

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - motion to intervene

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Competitive Enterprise Institute v. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration - statement of issues

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Challenge to Amended Vehicle Emission and Fuel Economy Standards Filed in D.C. Circuit

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Petitioners Requested Briefing Schedule to Allow Oral Argument in Current Term on Amendments to Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Standards

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