( August 5, 2025, 2:56 PM EDT) -- LAKE CHARLES, La. — The Trump administration on Aug. 4 filed a brief in Louisiana federal court arguing that it lacks jurisdiction over claims brought by states and energy producers regarding the constitutionality of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and contending that if former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s withdrawals of certain areas for offshore hydraulic fracturing are found to be permanent, they exceeded his authority under OCSLA....