On December 11, Jay Johnson was quoted in Axios on the Supreme Court NEPA case. The following is an excerpt:
What we're watching: How a potential permitting bill meshes with the major NEPA case that the Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday.
- Justices don't seem interested in big new NEPA restrictions, but they are likely to limit the scope of reviews, which could impact how Congress legislates.
- Conversely, the Hill's recent changes to NEPA in the FRA seem likely to affect the outcome of the Seven County Infrastructure case.
- "There's a new law now that basically says NEPA reviews need to be faster and shorter," said Jay Johnson, a partner at Venable LLP representing the rail developer in the case. "The justices seemed maybe more aware of that than I expected them to be."
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