{"id":584,"date":"2012-06-26T14:50:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-26T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/?p=584"},"modified":"2012-06-26T14:50:34","modified_gmt":"2012-06-26T18:50:34","slug":"next-big-case-for-supremes-after-you-know-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gabrielsnyder.com\/notes\/2012\/06\/26\/next-big-case-for-supremes-after-you-know-what\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Big Case For Supremes After You-Know-What"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears the U.S. Supreme Court will soon have another opportunity to make an epochal decision, and perhaps screw up progressive governance more than it already has (and perhaps soon will): the U.S. Court of Appeals for DC has dismissed<\/a> a big batch of challenges to the EPA’s power to regulate industry with respect to greenhouse gas emissions. <\/p>\n

Grist’s Philip Bump provides a good summary <\/a>of the decision, along with this general take: <\/p>\n

The findings uphold the agency\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rules defining limits to the emission of greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act. Specifically, the court ruled: Yes, the agency acted properly in determining that CO2 is a danger to public health; yes, it was right to use that determination to regulate vehicles; and yes, it was within its authority to determine the timing (Timing Rule) and scope (Tailoring Rule) of the regulations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sweeping nature of EPA’s victory in court was unexpected. So yeah, it’s likely our friends on the High Court will have a look. <\/p>\n

via Political Animal http:\/\/www.washingtonmonthly.com\/political-animal-a\/2012_06\/next_big_case_for_supremes_aft038187.php<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It appears the U.S. Supreme Court will soon have another opportunity to make an epochal decision, and perhaps screw up progressive governance more than it already has (and perhaps soon will): the U.S. Court of Appeals for DC has dismissed a big batch of challenges to the EPA’s power to regulate industry with respect to … <\/p>\n

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