Oct. 15, 2016
9th Circuit panel considers LA County water permit rules
In a dispute over whether municipalities may legally shield themselves from court jurisdiction over Clean Water Act violations by complying with more permissive local water permits, a panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges appeared Thursday to favor the arguments of plaintiff environmentalists.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
PASADENA — In a dispute over whether municipalities may legally shield themselves from court jurisdiction over Clean Water Act violations by complying with more permissive local water permits, a panel of 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges appeared Thursday to favor the arguments of environmentalists.
Oral argument focused on whether the Natural Resources ...
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