Virginia Uranium, Inc., et al., Petitioners v. John Warren, et al.

  1. July 09, 2019

    Biggest Energy Decisions So Far In 2019: Midyear Report

    Federal and state officials faced skeptical courts over the scope of their authority in the biggest energy-related court decisions in the first half of 2019, from FERC being elbowed out of utility bankruptcy cases and warned to step up its climate change reviews to President Donald Trump's efforts to open up more areas to offshore drilling running aground. Here are some notable energy-related decisions from the first half of 2019.

  2. June 17, 2019

    Supreme Court Backs Va. Uranium Mining Ban

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld Virginia's long-standing ban on uranium mining in a split ruling in which conservative and liberal justices agree the ban isn't federally preempted but disagree on how the court should examine the law-writing motives of legislators.

  3. November 05, 2018

    Justices Not Sold On Preemption Of Va. Uranium Mining Ban

    The U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared skeptical that Virginia's uranium mining ban is federally preempted, saying they're hesitant to play a guessing game as to whether state lawmakers' true motivations for crafting the ban were over radiation concerns, an issue exclusively reserved for federal nuclear regulators.