More details on today’s CVSGs

By Kali Borkoski
on Oct 3, 2011 at 11:43 am

In its second order list from last week’s Conference, the Court today invited the Solicitor General to file briefs expressing the views of the United States in five cases.  (In another post today, Lyle also discusses the order list, including some of the high-profile cases in which the Court either denied certiorari or declined to act.)  The Court called for the views of  the Solicitor General in the following cases:

[petition] 10-1322 [/petition]

[petition] 10-1377 [/petition]

[petition] 10-1417 [/petition]

[petition] 10-1555 [/petition]

Sandy Creek Energy v. Sierra Club (No. 10-1333) (case page forthcoming)

Question presented: Whether, after construction of a power plant has begun in reliance on the issuance of a lawful preconstruction permit reflecting that there was no Maximum Achievable Control Technology (“MACT”) requirement then in force, a new MACT determination requirement can be compelled during construction, contrary to EPA regulations and judicial interpretations of closely related provisions of the Clean Air Act.