US Supreme Court sides with Michigan in pipeline shutdown legal battle
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Michigan's lawsuit to shut down a section of the aging Line 5 pipeline will remain in state court, rejecting the energy company's attempt to move the case to federal jurisdiction.The unanimous decision, authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, found that the energy company missed the deadline to transfer the case to federal court.Michigan's attorney general sued in state court in June 2019 to void the easement allowing operation of a 4.5-mile section of the pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac, which connect Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.The pipeline, operated by Enbridge, has transported crude... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 22 Apr 2026 17:33 LONDON
