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TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, LP et al v. Kerry et al

  1. April 10, 2017

    Judge Nixes Keystone Permit Challenge After Trump's Order

    In the wake of the pro-pipeline actions of President Donald Trump's administration, TransCanada's two subsidiaries building the Keystone XL pipeline have had their case objecting to the government's prior permit denial dismissed, formally ending the company's challenge to the government and cementing a win in its yearslong effort to complete the project.

  2. January 30, 2017

    Trump Order Prompts Judge To Halt Keystone Denial Suit

    A Texas federal judge on Monday froze a lawsuit from TransCanada Corp. challenging former President Barack Obama's denial of a Keystone XL permit now that President Donald Trump has allowed the company to move forward with a second application.

  3. July 06, 2016

    TransCanada Pushes To Invalidate Obama's Keystone Denial

    TransCanada Keystone Pipeline LP has urged a Texas federal judge to nullify the Obama administration's denial of a cross-border permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, saying the executive's view of its constitutional authority lacks historical support.

  4. June 03, 2016

    Vetoed Keystone Bill Wasn't Congress's Will, Gov't Says

    The Obama administration on Thursday said vetoed legislation doesn't count as the will of Congress when it comes to limiting presidential authority, urging a Texas federal judge to throw out TransCanada's suit over the administration's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

  5. May 11, 2016

    Industry, States Back Critics Of Obama's Keystone Denial

    Industry groups and the states along the proposed path for the Keystone XL pipeline project have rallied behind TransCanada Corp., urging a Texas federal judge on Monday to find that the Obama administration acted unlawfully when it put the kibosh on the $5.4 billion pipeline.

  6. May 03, 2016

    TransCanada Says Obama's Keystone Veto Flouted Congress

    The U.S. government can't get rid of TransCanada's lawsuit over President Barack Obama's Keystone XL pipeline veto, the company said Monday in Texas federal court, arguing that Obama overstepped his presidential powers and unconstitutionally ignored the will of Congress.

  7. April 13, 2016

    Enviro Groups Back Obama Rejection Of Keystone Pipeline

    The Natural Resources Defense Council and other environmental groups on Wednesday urged a Texas federal judge to dump TransCanada's suit over President Barack Obama's refusal to greenlight the Keystone XL pipeline, arguing Obama rightly concluded it would worsen climate change.

  8. April 01, 2016

    Obama Had Authority To Nix Keystone XL Pipeline, Gov't Says

    The federal government fought back against TransCanada Corp.'s lawsuit over President Barack Obama's refusal to greenlight the Keystone XL pipeline, telling a Texas federal court Friday the president has long had the authority to decide whether cross-border pipelines and cables fit the nation's foreign policy goals.

  9. January 07, 2016

    TransCanada's Challenge To Keystone Denial A Long Shot

    TransCanada's two-front attack on the Obama administration's rejection of its controversial Keystone XL pipeline is novel, but it will be difficult for it to convince the federal courts to rule that the president had overstepped his authority or get international arbitrators to award it the billions of dollars it's seeking in damages, experts say.

  10. January 06, 2016

    TransCanada Launches $15B Legal Fight Over Keystone Denial

    TransCanada Corp. filed a lawsuit in Texas federal court Wednesday claiming President Barack Obama exceeded his constitutional authority when he refused to greenlight the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and said it will seek more than $15 billion in damages through a North American Free Trade Agreement claim.