Takeaways As Justices Let 5th Circ. Pollution Ruling Stand

By J. Michael Showalter and Duncan Weinstein ( November 10, 2025, 5:24 PM EST) -- On Oct. 20, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in St. James Parish v. Inclusive Louisiana, leaving intact a unanimous ruling that environmental justice organizations have standing to pursue a civil rights challenge to St. James Parish's land-use practices in Louisiana's industrial corridor....

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