Lawyers are scrambling following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on October 15 to grant review in six separate challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas regulations. Here’s the catch: The court consolidated the cases and allotted only one hour for argument, even though the various parties have views that are “pretty close to inconsistent” with each other, said one key lawyer in the case.
“It’s a dilemma, but an exciting dilemma to have,” said Shannon Goessling, executive director and chief legal counsel for the Southeastern Legal Foundation, one of the plaintiffs. The Supreme Court followed up with an email later in the week ordering the parties to consolidate briefing and “avoid repetitive arguments.”
