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On March 4th, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 in favor of AGC of America and industry partners in the City and County of San Francisco v. EPA case. The decision helps ensure that permit holders can be certain that following their permit will protect them from enforcement actions.

My Thoughts 💭

The article is paywalled but the conservative court is deregulating construction permits. I believe the state if California was using ambiguous language thus picking and choosing when a contractor was in compliance or violation of the Clean Water Act. Hopefully this leads to more clarity when contractors are seeing a permit.
from chatgpt:
In the Supreme Court case City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, the majority opinion was authored by Justice Samuel Alito. The justices in the majority were:
  • Justice Samuel Alito (author of the majority opinion)
  • Chief Justice John Roberts
  • Justice Clarence Thomas
  • Justice Brett Kavanaugh
  • Justice Neil Gorsuch (joined the majority opinion except for Part II)
The dissenting opinion was filed by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, joined by Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson.
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