Supreme Court reverses lower court ruling, hands Chevron victory in environmental lawsuit

The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of Chevron in a case over whether a Louisiana environmental lawsuit can proceed in federal court. In Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish, the justices held ...

Supreme Court hands win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits in Louisiana

The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward ...

Supreme Court hands win to Chevron, Big Oil in environmental damage case

The decision puts into question a $745 million judgment against Chevron to help restore coastal wetlands in Louisiana that ...

Sniping by justices underscores tension over Supreme Court’s 'shadow docket'

The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has resurfaced as a flashpoint within the federal judiciary as justices openly snipe at ...

US Supreme Court sides with oil companies in Louisiana coastal damage litigation

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday sided with oil companies, including Chevron , in their effort to have lawsuits by Louisiana ...

U.S. Supreme Court slaps down Chevron oil lawsuit

() - The U.S. Supreme Court, in an 8-0 decision Friday, sent back a state court ruling in favor of oil companies Chevron and ...

Clarence Thomas Opinion Backed by Liberal Supreme Court Justices

Liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor joined the court opinion delivered by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas.