SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Trump-Era Rule That Prevents State, Tribal Govts. from Halting Projects Under Provisions in Clean Water Act

U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a Trump-era rule that prevented state and tribal governments from halting projects under provisions in the Clean Water Act.
The high court voted 5-4 in an emergency, unsigned ruling to overturn a lower court’s ruling striking down the rule. The four justices who dissented decried the majority’s use of the so-called shadow docket to rule on the matter without more deliberation and explanation.
“The applicants have given us no good reason to think that in the remaining time needed to decide the appeal, they will suffer irreparable harm,” Justice Elena Kagan wrote in the dissent. “By nonetheless granting relief, the court goes astray.”