No. 23-1300

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al. v. Texas, et al.

Lower Court: Fifth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-06-12
Status: Judgment Issued
Type: Paid
Experienced Counsel
Tags: administrative-law agency-authority agency-review atomic-energy-act hobbs-act nuclear-regulatory-commission spent-nuclear-fuel standing statutory-authority
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Latest Conference: 2024-09-30
Related Cases: 23-1312 (Vide)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Hobbs Act allows nonparties to obtain review of claims asserting that an agency order exceeds the agency's statutory authority

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. 2341 et seq., which authorizes a “party aggrieved” by an agency’s “final order” to petition for review in a court of appeals, 28 U.S.C. 2344, allows nonparties to obtain review of claims asserting that an agency order exceeds the agency’s statutory authority. 2. Whether the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seg., and the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 42 U.S.C. 10101 et seqg., permit the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license private entities to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel away from the nuclearreactor sites where the spent fuel was generated. (I)

Docket Entries

2025-07-21
Judgment Issued.
2025-02-14
Reply of United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al. submitted.
2025-02-14
Reply of Interim Storage Partners, LLC submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of United States Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, and Representatives Jodey Arrington, Henry Cuellar, August Pfluger, and Ronny Jackson submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of Beyond Nuclear, Inc. submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of Permian Basin Petroleum Association and New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of Don’t Waste Michigan, et al. submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of New Mexico and Michigan submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of State of Idaho submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of State of Utah and Six Other States submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of Pacific Legal Foundation submitted.
2025-01-22
Amicus brief of City of Fort Worth submitted.
2025-01-21
Motion of Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. for divided argument submitted.
2025-01-17
Motion of United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al. for divided argument submitted.
2025-01-15
Brief of Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. submitted.
2025-01-15
Brief of State of Texas, Greg Abbott, and TCEQ submitted.
2025-01-13
CIRCULATED
2024-12-23
Record received electronically from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and available with the Clerk.
2024-11-27
Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
2024-09-04
Reply of petitioners United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2024-09-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/30/2024.
2024-08-21
Brief of State of Texas, Greg Abbott, and TCEQ in opposition submitted.
2024-08-21
Brief of Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. in opposition submitted.
2024-07-12
Amicus brief of Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc. submitted.
2024-07-03
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2024, for all respondents.
2024-07-02
Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 12, 2024 to August 21, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
2024-07-02
Motion of Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd. for an extension of time submitted.
2024-06-12
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due July 12, 2024)

Attorneys

Beyond Nuclear, Inc.
Diane J. CurranHarmon, Curran, Speilberg & Eisenburg, L.L.P., Amicus
Diane J. CurranHarmon, Curran, Speilberg & Eisenburg, L.L.P., Amicus
City of Fort Worth
Laetitia Coleman BrownCity of Fort Worth City's Attorney's Office, Amicus
Laetitia Coleman BrownCity of Fort Worth City's Attorney's Office, Amicus
Don’t Waste Michigan, et al.
Wallace L. Taylor — Amicus
Wallace L. Taylor — Amicus
Fasken Land and Minerals, Ltd.
David C. FrederickKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Respondent
David C. FrederickKellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Respondent
Holtec International
Anne Renee LeidichPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Amicus
Anne Renee LeidichPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Amicus
Interim Storage Partners, LLC
Arnold Bradley FaggMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Petitioner
Arnold Bradley FaggMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Petitioner
New Mexico and Michigan
Aletheia Vadin Pamela AllenNew Mexico Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Aletheia Vadin Pamela AllenNew Mexico Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Nuclear Energy Institute, Inc.
Paul D. ClementClement & Murphy, PLLC, Amicus
Paul D. ClementClement & Murphy, PLLC, Amicus
Pacific Legal Foundation
Oliver James DunfordPacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Oliver James DunfordPacific Legal Foundation, Amicus
Permian Basin Petroleum Association and New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
James Ryan CondeBoyden Gray PLLC, Amicus
James Ryan CondeBoyden Gray PLLC, Amicus
State of Idaho
Alan Michael HurstIdaho Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
Alan Michael HurstIdaho Office of the Attorney General, Amicus
State of Texas, Greg Abbott, and TCEQ
Aaron Lloyd NielsonOffice of the Texas Attorney General, Respondent
Aaron Lloyd NielsonOffice of the Texas Attorney General, Respondent
State of Utah and Six Other States
Stanford Edward PurserUtah Attorney General's Office, Amicus
Stanford Edward PurserUtah Attorney General's Office, Amicus
United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al.
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Petitioner
Elizabeth B. Prelogar — Petitioner
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Petitioner
United States Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, and Representatives Jodey Arrington, Henry Cuellar, August Pfluger, and Ronny Jackson
Jason Ryan LaFondScott Douglass & McConnico LLP, Amicus
Jason Ryan LaFondScott Douglass & McConnico LLP, Amicus
Sarah M. HarrisActing Solicitor General, Amicus