Oklahoma v. Environmental Protection Agency
Petition for certiorari denied on May 27, 2014
Issue: Whether, despite the Regional Haze Program of the Clean Air Act, which allocates to the states the task of fashioning and then implementing plans to improve the aesthetic quality of air over certain federal lands, the United States Environmental Protection Agency may nonetheless conduct a de novo review of the state of Oklahoma"s plan, in conflict with both the limited authority granted to the agency under the Act and decisions of this and other courts that have recognized the primary role given to the states in implementing the Clean Air Act.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petition of the day (Maureen Johnston, May 23, 2014)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 01/29/2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 5, 2014) |
| 02/26/2014 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including April 4, 2014. |
| 03/05/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Basin Electric Power Cooperative, et al. filed. |
| 03/05/2014 | Brief amici curiae of American Iron and Steel Institute, et al. filed. VIDED. |
| 03/05/2014 | Brief amici curiae of Arizona, Nebraska, and Thirteen Other States and State Agencies. filed. |
| 03/28/2014 | Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including April 16, 2014, for all respondents. |
| 04/16/2014 | Brief of respondent Federal Respondent in opposition filed. |
| 04/16/2014 | Brief of respondent Sierra Club in opposition filed. |
| 05/05/2014 | Reply of petitioners Oklahoma, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| 05/06/2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of May 22, 2014. |
| 05/27/2014 | Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |