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In It to Win It

(9,588 posts)
Thu Jul 27, 2023, 11:02 AM Jul 2023

NEW: The Supreme Court VACATES the 4th Circuit's stay against [Joe Manchin's] Pipeline

Previous post: SCOTUS asked to vacate the 4th Circuit's stay blocking construction of [Joe Manchin's] pipeline


Mark Joseph Stern
@mjs_DC

NEW: The Supreme Court VACATES the 4th Circuit's stay against the Mountain Valley Pipeline, thereby allowing construction to continue. No noted dissents.

Here's a link: https://supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/072723zr_j4ek.pdf




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NEW: The Supreme Court VACATES the 4th Circuit's stay against [Joe Manchin's] Pipeline (Original Post) In It to Win It Jul 2023 OP
The people have been fighting this for years, orthoclad Jul 2023 #1
K&R for exposure. Devastating decision. Cannot understand lack of dissents either. diva77 Jul 2023 #2
How many justices, or which justice(s), orthoclad Jul 2023 #3
I find legalese difficult to read. The order only mentions the Chief Justice diva77 Jul 2023 #4
Was the Court conveniently on vacation, orthoclad Jul 2023 #5

orthoclad

(4,728 posts)
1. The people have been fighting this for years,
Thu Jul 27, 2023, 08:06 PM
Jul 2023

with the pipeline company losing in court after court. The pipeline has an appalling record of hundreds of permit vioations during construction. Landowners in VA and WV have been abused and had their peace and property taken from them.

The only way this monstrosity succeeded was for Joe Manchin to hold the whole economy hostage in the debt ceiling crisis.

orthoclad

(4,728 posts)
3. How many justices, or which justice(s),
Thu Jul 27, 2023, 11:19 PM
Jul 2023

wrote this ordure? I see no sig at the link above. Could this have been just one justice?

diva77

(7,880 posts)
4. I find legalese difficult to read. The order only mentions the Chief Justice
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 12:43 AM
Jul 2023

but I have no idea whether or not he wrote the order. Maybe one of our brilliant DU legal minds can chime in...




orthoclad

(4,728 posts)
5. Was the Court conveniently on vacation,
Fri Jul 28, 2023, 09:35 AM
Jul 2023

so that only one of the reich-wingers got to handle the case?

Timng is everything.

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