West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency application for stay is denied on Oct. 16, 2024. Justice Thomas would grant the applications for stay. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of these applications.
Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should temporarily block the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing a rule aimed at curbing planet-warming emissions from power plants.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jul 23 2024 | Application (24A95) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Jul 29 2024 | Response to application (24A95) requested by The Chief Justice, due by 4 p.m. (EDT), on August 19, 2024. |
| Aug 05 2024 | Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed. |
| Aug 19 2024 | Response to application from Louisiana Public Service Commission filed. |
| Aug 19 2024 | Response to application from American Lung Association, et al. filed. |
| Aug 19 2024 | Response to application from Environmental Protection Agency, et al. filed. |
| Aug 19 2024 | Response to application from Power Company Respondents filed. |
| Aug 19 2024 | Response to application from State and Municipal Governments New York et al. filed. |
| Aug 23 2024 | Reply of applicant West Virginia, et al. filed. |
| Oct 03 2024 | Motion to Lodge of Louisiana Public Service Commission not accepted for filing. (To be partially resubmitted as a Letter to the Clerk to Lodge under Rule 32.3)(October 07, 2024). |
| Oct 08 2024 | Rule 32.3 Letter to Lodge from Louisiana Public Service Commission filed. |
| Oct 16 2024 | Application (24A95) referred to the Court. |
| Oct 16 2024 | Application (24A95) for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied. Justice Thomas would grant the application. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this application. Statement of Justice Kavanaugh, with whom Justice Gorsuch joins, respecting the denial of application for stay. (Detached Opinion) |
