August 19, 2022
A day after the Fifth Circuit vacated his preliminary injunction blocking the Biden administration's pause of new oil and gas leases, a Louisiana federal judge Thursday permanently enjoined the administration's policy to stop leasing.
July 14, 2022
Thirteen states urged a Louisiana federal judge Wednesday to grant their motion for summary judgment that would put a permanent stop to the Biden administration's temporary ban on oil and gas drilling leases on public lands and offshore, claiming it is an unlawful order and should be reviewed by the court.
June 14, 2022
The Biden administration has asked a federal judge to OK its temporary ban on oil and gas drilling leases on public lands and offshore, though it may face an uphill battle because the same judge blocked the measure after 13 states represented by Republican attorneys general sued.
August 10, 2021
The Biden administration has failed to comply with a court order to end its pause of new federal oil and gas leasing and should be forced to do so, a group of Republican states told a Louisiana federal judge on Monday.
June 15, 2021
A Louisiana federal judge blocked the Biden administration's pause of new federal oil and gas leasing, ruling Tuesday that "millions and possibly billions" of dollars are at stake and that the state governments challenging the pause are likely to succeed in their suit.
June 08, 2021
The federal government on Monday asked federal courts in Louisiana and Wyoming to reject efforts to sink the Biden administration's decision to cancel oil and gas lease sales for the first and second quarters of 2021.
May 20, 2021
The Biden administration urged a Louisiana federal judge Thursday to reject a bid from a coalition of Republican attorneys general to halt its decision that paused new oil and gas leasing activities on federal lands, arguing that the measure cannot be reviewed under the Administrative Procedure Act.
March 24, 2021
Over a dozen Republican attorneys general on Wednesday threw their hats into the ring to fight the Biden administration's halt on new oil and gas leasing activities on federal lands, arguing a "de facto" ban stemming from an executive order is unlawful and should be stopped by the courts.