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Space Exploration Technologies, Corp. v. California Coastal Commission et al
Case Number:
2:24-cv-08893
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Constitutional - State Statute
28:2201 Constitutionality of State Statute(s)
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July 07, 2025
Calif. Coastal Agency Gets SpaceX Launch Suit Trimmed
A California federal judge has trimmed SpaceX's suit alleging the California Coastal Commission wrongly tried to block its plan to increase rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base, saying the reworked complaint adequately alleges some, but not all, of the purported harms the company faces.
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April 14, 2025
Calif. Board Says SpaceX Suit Should Be Grounded For Good
The California Coastal Commission moved Friday for another dismissal of SpaceX's suit alleging the commission wrongly tried to block its plan to increase rocket launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, saying because the commission's opposition was overridden by the U.S. Air Force, no harm was caused.
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March 14, 2025
SpaceX Suit Against Coastal Commission Grounded, For Now
A California federal judge dismissed SpaceX's suit Friday alleging the California Coastal Commission wrongly tried to block its rocket launches, but allowed leave to amend the complaint after warning the company's lawyer he would not grant any leave if he kept up his current line of attack on the suit.
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February 10, 2025
SpaceX Says It Has Been Harmed By Coastal Commission
SpaceX has argued it should be allowed to move forward with its suit alleging the California Coastal Commission wrongly tried to block the company's rocket launches, saying it had been harmed by the commission's allegedly unconstitutional actions.
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January 15, 2025
SpaceX Suit Must Fail, Calif. Coastal Commission Tells Judge
The California Coastal Commission urged a federal judge to throw out a SpaceX lawsuit alleging it has unlawfully tried to stymie the company's rocket launches and engaged in "naked political discrimination" against CEO Elon Musk, arguing the company's claims don't pass muster.
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October 16, 2024
SpaceX Says Calif. Board Taking Disdain Of Musk Out On It
SpaceX hit the California Coastal Commission with a federal lawsuit claiming its board members are opposing the company's bid to launch more rockets from a military base in Santa Barbara County due to "naked political discrimination" against it and its outspoken billionaire CEO Elon Musk.