Montana and Wyoming, Plaintiffs v. Washington

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Case Number:

22o152

Court:

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit:

Firms

  1. June 28, 2021

    Justices Won't Referee Fight Over Wash. Coal Export Denial

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Montana and Wyoming's fight to have the court hear as a matter of original jurisdiction their argument that Washington state wrongly denied a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility.

  2. May 26, 2021

    SG Tells Justices Bankruptcy Moots Wash. Coal Permit Fight

    The acting solicitor general told the U.S. Supreme Court it should reject Montana and Wyoming's fight to overturn Washington's denial of a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility because the project owner sold the project site in its bankruptcy proceedings.

  3. October 05, 2020

    Justices Call On Solicitor General In Wash. Coal Permit Fight

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the U.S. solicitor general to weigh in on an interstate fight over Washington's denial of a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility, a move that Montana and Wyoming claim is unconstitutional.

  4. June 09, 2020

    Wash. Says Coal Permit Fight Would Waste High Court's Time

    Washington state said Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court has no basis to weigh in on its denial of a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility, despite Montana and Wyoming's claims the move is unconstitutional.

  5. March 23, 2020

    Industry Tells High Court Wash. Coal Export Denial Dangerous

    Two industry groups told the U.S. Supreme Court it must decide a fight between states over the denial of a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility, arguing only the justices can step in to prevent coastal states from becoming the gatekeepers of foreign trade.

  6. January 21, 2020

    Wyo., Mont. Urge Justices To Nix Wash. Coal Export Denial

    Wyoming and Montana asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate Washington state's denial of a water quality certificate for a proposed coal export facility, arguing Tuesday that the Evergreen State's action unconstitutionally slammed the door to global markets for coal-producing states.