Major Federal Environmental Decisions, 2016

Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Environmental Law Forum 2016

4 Pages Posted: 11 Sep 2020

See all articles by James R. May

James R. May

Washburn University - Washburn University School of Law; Widener University Delaware Law School; Haub School of Law at Pace University

Date Written: March 15, 2016

Abstract

This paper highlights major developments in the courts in the field of environmental law during the 2015-16 term, focusing on the potential impacts of the passing of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. Justice Scalia left a long and indelible jurisprudential shadow on environmental law. Over his nearly 30 years on the bench, the former professor of Administrative Law shaped – sometimes single-handedly – a multitude of areas that serve as stock-and-trade of environmental, energy and natural resources lawyering across the nation, here focusing on standing, takings and deference to environmental agency rule-making.

Keywords: Environmental Law, Supreme Court, 2016, Scalia

JEL Classification: K32

Suggested Citation

May, James, Major Federal Environmental Decisions, 2016 (March 15, 2016). Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Environmental Law Forum 2016 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3681532 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3681532

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