No. 22-821
Chevron Corporation, et al. v. City of Hoboken, New Jersey, et al.
Tags: civil-rights climate-change federal-jurisdiction greenhouse-gas-emissions preemption standing state-law-claims statutory-interpretation transboundary-injury
Key Terms:
AdministrativeLaw Environmental Jurisdiction
AdministrativeLaw Environmental Jurisdiction
Latest Conference:
2023-05-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over nominally state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of transboundary greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate, on the ground that federal law necessarily and exclusively governs such claims
Question Presented (from Petition)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a federal district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 over nominally state-law claims seeking redress for injuries allegedly caused by the effect of transboundary greenhouse gas emissions on the global climate, on the ground that federal law necessarily and exclusively governs such claims.
Docket Entries
2023-05-15
Petition DENIED. Justice Alito took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.
2023-04-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/11/2023.
2023-04-18
Reply of petitioners Chevron Corporation, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2023-03-31
Brief of respondent City of Hoboken, New Jersey in opposition filed.
2023-03-31
Brief of respondent Delaware in opposition filed.
2023-02-27
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 31, 2023)
2022-12-20
Response to application from respondent City of Hoboken, Delaware, et al. submitted December 16, 2022 and received December 20, 2022.
2022-12-16
Application (22A528) granted by Justice Sotomayor extending the time to file until February 27, 2023.
2022-12-12
Application (22A528) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from December 29, 2022 to February 27, 2023, submitted to Justice Sotomayor (Justice Alito is recused.)
Attorneys
Chevron Corporation and Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Petitioner
City of Hoboken, New Jersey