Kansas Natural Resource v. United States Dept of Interior

Docket Number19-3108
Decision Date24 August 2020
Plaintiff Kansas Natural Resource Coalition (“KNRC”) sought an order to enjoin the United States Department of the Interior (“DOI”) to submit its rules to Congress, pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”), before those rules “take effect.” The district court dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the CRA contained a provision prohibiting judicial review of any “omission under this chapter.” The Tenth Circuit affirmed based on KNRC’s lack of Article III standing...

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    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of South Dakota
    • July 1, 2022
    ...administrative rule to Congress prior to its enactment as required by § 801(a)(1)(A) of the CRA. Kansas Nat. Res. Coal. v. United States Dep't of Interior, 971 F.3d 1222, 1235 (10th Cir. 2020). Likewise, the Ninth Circuit has held § 805 "deprived [it] of jurisdiction to review any claim cha......
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    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Tenth Circuit
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    ...general factual allegations of injury resulting from the defendant's conduct may suffice." Kansas Nat. Res. Coal. v. United States Dep't of Interior, 971 F.3d 1222, 1231 (10th Cir. 2020) (quoting Lujan, 504 U.S. at 561, 112 S.Ct. 2130 ). And Atlas's briefing clarifies the exact nature of it......
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  • Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Reject Challenge to ESA Rule
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • June 3, 2021
    ...participation in federal and state policy on conservation and natural resource issues”(Kansas Natural Resource Coalition v. U.S. Dep’t of Interior, 971 F.3d 1222, 1229 (10th Cir. 2020)) – developed a conservation plan for the lesser prairie-chicken, which was adopted by its member counties.......
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    • United States
    • Environmental Law Reporter No. 55-5, September 2025
    • September 1, 2025
    ...for the Ninth Circuit have declined to review CRA disapproval resolutions. Kansas Nat. Res. Coal. v. U.S. Dep’t of In- terior, 971 F.3d 1222 (10th Cir. 2020); Center for Biological Diversity, 946 F.3d 78. Press Release, U.S. EPA, supra note 39. Copyright © 2025 Environmental Law Institute®,......
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    • FNREL - Journals Oil & Gas Update - Legal Devs. in 2020 Affecting the Oil & Gas Expl. & Prod. Indus. (FNREL)
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    ...2019), reconsideration denied, No. 6:18-cv-01030, 2019 WL 6310156 (D. Kan. Nov. 25, 2019).[73] 475 P.3d 1268 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020).[74] 971 F.3d 1222, 1226 (10th Cir. 2020), petition for cert. docketed, No. 20-1195 (Mar. 1, 2021).[75] 561 F. App'x 322, 326 (5th Cir. 2014).[76] 293 So. 3d 157......