Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2019 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Case Updates
U.S. Supreme Court grants, vacates, and remands, for consideration in light of County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, the Fourth Circuit’s erroneous holding that Clean Water Act permitting requirements apply to discharges into groundwater whenever there
May 08, 2020
The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of certiorari in this case and on the merits of the County of Maui case.
U.S. Chamber urges Supreme Court to review scope of the Clean Water Act’s permitting program and reject the so-called “hydrologic connection” or “conduit” theory
October 04, 2018
Click here to view the amicus brief filed jointly by the U.S. Chamber and the Utility Water Act Group.
Aaron M. Streett and J. Mark Little of Baker Botts L.L.P. served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- Cert. Petition -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Appendix -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- Pacific Legal Foundation Amicus Brief -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- American Petroleum Institute, et al. Amicus Brief -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- U.S. Chamber and Utility Water Act Group Amicus Brief -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf
- West Virginiaand18 States Amicus Brief Kinder Morgan Energy Partners2 C L P v Upstate Forever U S Supreme Court
- GVR Order -- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. v. Upstate Forever (U.S. Supreme Court).pdf