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

  1. March 05, 2025

    Feds Urge Justices To Allow Nuke Waste Storage In Texas

    The federal government on Wednesday told U.S. Supreme Court justices that the Fifth Circuit wrongly inserted itself into the debate over U.S. nuclear waste policy by nixing federal approval for a temporary storage facility in Texas.

  2. February 28, 2025

    Up Next At High Court: Gun Violence Liability & Nuclear Waste

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday to consider Mexico's attempt to hold gun manufacturers and distributors liable for cartel-related gun violence and a nuclear waste site dispute that could determine who can challenge future agency actions.

  3. January 22, 2025

    Justices Urged To Affirm Texas Nuke Waste Site Ruling

    Several states, Texas politicians and landowner groups threw their support behind the Lone Star State's fight against a temporary nuclear waste storage facility, telling the U.S. Supreme Court the federal government doesn't have the power to authorize the site.

  4. January 01, 2025

    The Top 5 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring

    The U.S. Supreme Court justices will return from the winter holidays to tackle major First Amendment questions and several administrative law disputes — all arising from the Fifth Circuit — that could further change how federal agencies promulgate rules and defend them.

  5. January 01, 2025

    Energy Cases To Watch In 2025

    Federal courts will be addressing disputes that could reshape the authority of several U.S. energy regulators and subsequently impact the future of power development in the nation. Here are the biggest lawsuits on Law360’s radar that energy attorneys must watch in 2025.

  6. December 03, 2024

    Feds, Nuke Storage Co. Ask Justices To Nix Bar On Waste Site

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Interim Storage Partners LLC are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Fifth Circuit ruling barring a license for the company to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel at a site in Texas's Permian Basin.

  7. October 04, 2024

    High Court Nuclear Case Could Be Admin Law Blockbuster

    By agreeing to consider the federal government's authority to license temporary nuclear waste storage facilities, the U.S. Supreme Court can ease the uncertainty facing a resurgent U.S. nuclear industry as well as clarify limits it's recently placed on federal agency power, experts say.

  8. October 04, 2024

    High Court Will Review 5th Circ. Bar On Nuclear Waste Site

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it will review the Fifth Circuit's decision to bar the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from issuing a license to a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in Texas.

  9. September 27, 2024

    Energy Cases To Watch In This US Supreme Court Term

    The new U.S. Supreme Court term could be just as action-packed as the previous term was for the energy industry, as the justices will weigh in on how federal agencies conduct environmental reviews and field petitions over climate change policies and lawsuits. Here's a list of energy-related cases to watch this term.

  10. August 22, 2024

    Texas Asks Justices To Uphold Bar On Nuclear Waste Site

    The state of Texas called on the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's attempt to upend a Fifth Circuit decision barring the agency from licensing a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in the state.