State of Wyoming, et al v. Zinke, et al

  1. February 08, 2018

    ND Asks 10th Circ. To Keep Fracking Rule Rejection In Place

    North Dakota said on Wednesday that new developments support its argument that the Tenth Circuit should keep in place a lower court's determination that the government did not have the power to apply an Obama-era fracking rule to tribal and federal land.

  2. February 06, 2018

    BLM Fights Effort To Undo 10th Circ. Fracking Rule Decision

    The federal government and environmental groups on Monday urged the Tenth Circuit not to grant North Dakota's bid to leave in place a lower court ruling that the government didn't have the authority to apply a 2015 fracking rule to tribal and federal land.

  3. January 24, 2018

    Ute Tribe Says Decision Against Fracking Rule Must Stand

    The Ute Indian Tribe pressed the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday to leave in place a lower court ruling that the government didn't have the authority to apply a 2015 fracking rule to tribal land, saying the federal government can't take away the benefit of the tribe's win by rescinding the rule.

  4. January 22, 2018

    Feds Tell 10th Circ. Tribe Can't Rely On Fracking Decision

    The federal government urged the Tenth Circuit on Monday to reject the Ute Indian Tribe's bid to preserve a lower court ruling that the government didn't have the authority to apply a 2015 fracking rule to tribal land, saying the tribe shouldn't be able to rely on the lower court decision to fight future potential rulemaking on fracking.

  5. January 12, 2018

    Fracking Case Now Moot, Ute Indian Tribe Tells 10th Circ.

    The Ute Indian Tribe on Thursday told the Tenth Circuit that an appeal of a lower court order striking down the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's strengthening of regulations for fracking on federal and Native American lands should be tossed, saying the case is moot because the rule at issue has been axed.

  6. November 27, 2017

    4 States Push 10th Circ. To Rethink Fracking Rule Decision

    Four states have asked the Tenth Circuit to allow them to file an additional court document supporting their request for the court to revisit its rejection of their challenge to an Obama-era hydraulic fracturing rule for federal and Native American lands.

  7. November 20, 2017

    BLM Tells 10th Circ. No Need To Revisit Frack Rule Decision

    The Bureau of Land Management on Monday urged the Tenth Circuit not to grant four states' request that it revisit its rejection of their challenge to an Obama-era hydraulic fracturing rule for federal and Native American lands.

  8. November 06, 2017

    Enviros Got Unfair Fracking Rule Win At 10th Circ., ND Says

    North Dakota and three other states said Friday that the Tenth Circuit should revisit its toss of a challenge to an Obama-era hydraulic fracturing rule for federal and Native American lands because it is being rewritten, saying the decision gives environmental groups an unjustified win.

  9. September 21, 2017

    10th Circ. Slams Door On BLM Fracking Rule Litigation

    The Tenth Circuit on Thursday tossed litigation challenging an Obama-era federal rule that strengthened hydraulic fracturing regulations on federal and Native American lands, saying it was pointless to proceed in light of the Trump administration's decision to rescind the rule.

  10. September 15, 2017

    4 Decisions Energy Cos. Should Be On The Lookout For

    From an international trade case that has highlighted a rift within the U.S. solar industry to an appeal that could determine whether oil and gas contractors can be held criminally liable for violating federal offshore regulations, there are several important energy-related legal battles that are ripe for a decision. Here are four rulings that energy companies ought to watch for.

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