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North Dakota, State of et al v. Swanson et al

MEMORANDUM in Opposition re MOTION for Judgment on the Pleadings

53 Cited authorities

  1. Pennhurst State School Hosp. v. Halderman

    465 U.S. 89 (1984)   Cited 13,531 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that sovereign immunity prohibits federal courts from "instruct[ing] state officials on how to conform their conduct to state law"

  2. CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Easterwood

    507 U.S. 658 (1993)   Cited 1,034 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding state-law excessive speed claims are preempted by 49 C.F.R. § 213.9

  3. Gade v. National Solid Wastes Management Ass'n

    505 U.S. 88 (1992)   Cited 893 times   10 Legal Analyses
    Holding that "nonapproved state regulation of occupational safety and health issues for which a federal standard is in effect is impliedly preempted" by OSHA's standard

  4. Pacific Gas Elec. v. Energy Resources Comm'n

    461 U.S. 190 (1983)   Cited 1,174 times
    Holding "that the promotion of nuclear power is not to be accomplished ‘at all costs’ "

  5. Maryland v. Louisiana

    451 U.S. 725 (1981)   Cited 1,016 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding a state law claim as preempted because "it interferes with federal regulation"

  6. Silkwood v. Kerr-McGee Corp.

    464 U.S. 238 (1984)   Cited 916 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that state award of punitive damages to person injured in nuclear incident did not conflict with federal remedial scheme regulating safety aspects of nuclear energy

  7. Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. Reilly

    533 U.S. 525 (2001)   Cited 506 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a ban on outdoor advertising of smokeless tobacco and cigars within one thousand feet of a school or playground violated the First Amendment

  8. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.

    331 U.S. 218 (1947)   Cited 2,168 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the clear statement rule may be satisfied where "the Act of Congress ... touch[es] a field in which the federal interest is so dominant that the federal system will be assumed to preclude enforcement of state laws on the same subject."

  9. International Paper Co. v. Ouellette

    479 U.S. 481 (1987)   Cited 456 times   11 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the Clean Water Act does not preclude aggrieved individuals from bringing a "nuisance claim pursuant to the law of the source State"

  10. Hague v. C.I.O

    307 U.S. 496 (1939)   Cited 1,604 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that to establish a claim under the Privileges and Immunities Clause, plaintiffs must allege discrimination on the basis of out-of-state residency

  11. Section 7401 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    42 U.S.C. § 7401   Cited 1,378 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Finding that “air pollution prevention (that is, the reduction or elimination, through any measures, of the amount of pollutants produced or created at the source) and air pollution control at its source is the primary responsibility of States and local governments”

  12. Section 7413 - Federal enforcement

    42 U.S.C. § 7413   Cited 563 times   17 Legal Analyses
    Granting the Administrator discretion to extend the ambient air quality standard attainment date set in the 1977 Act by up to three years for steelmaking facilities

  13. Section 824 - Declaration of policy; application of subchapter

    16 U.S.C. § 824   Cited 495 times   16 Legal Analyses
    Granting FERC authority over wholesale generation and transmission

  14. Section 7407 - Air quality control regions

    42 U.S.C. § 7407   Cited 314 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Adopting provisions of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, § 103, Pub.L. No. 95-95, 91 Stat. 685, 687-88

  15. Section 8.31 - ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

    Minn. Stat. § 8.31   Cited 319 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Listing sections 325D.09 to 325.D.16 and then skipping to sections 325D.49 to 325D.66

  16. Section 7411 - Standards of performance for new stationary sources

    42 U.S.C. § 7411   Cited 215 times   51 Legal Analyses
    Granting authority to the EPA to designate the best system and determine achievable degree of emissions reduction

  17. Section 7416 - Retention of State authority

    42 U.S.C. § 7416   Cited 111 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Stating nothing in the CAA "shall preclude or deny the right of any State or political subdivision thereof" to adopt an emissions standard or limitation more stringent than the federal version

  18. Section 7426 - Interstate pollution abatement

    42 U.S.C. § 7426   Cited 31 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Imposing a 60-day deadline for the EPA to act on Section 126(b) petitions

  19. Section 216B.243 - [Effective Until 7/1/2025]

    Minn. Stat. § 216B.243   Cited 16 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing commission to grant certificate of need for pipeline

  20. Section 216B.02 - DEFINITIONS

    Minn. Stat. § 216B.02   Cited 13 times

    Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 1a.Commission. "Commission" means the Public Utilities Commission. Subd. 1b.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce. Subd. 2.Corporation. "Corporation" means a private corporation, a public corporation, a municipality, an association, a cooperative whether incorporated or not, a joint stock association, a business trust, or