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Bureaucratic excess should concern Democrats, too
PRIEST LAKE, IDAHO, UNITED STATES, JUL 23 – The Supreme Court ruled the Environmental Protection Agency cannot broadly regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, limiting federal authority in property disputes, legal experts say.
- In 2023, the Supreme Court limited EPA authority under the Clean Water Act after a 16-year legal battle initiated by Idaho couple Chantell and Mike Sackett who sought to build a house on their Priest Lake lot.
- The Court ruled only waters with a continuous surface connection to navigable waters fall under EPA jurisdiction, while reports indicate the EPA and Army Corps continue broad wetland regulation over private lands despite this ruling.
- EPA officials once threatened the Sacketts with daily fines for moving dirt on their land, alleging their project endangered protected wetlands, and the Pacific Legal Foundation now represents another Idaho couple facing similar EPA obstacles on 4.7 acres.
- The foundation describes federal agents as "willfully and directly" flouting the Supreme Court ruling and highlights striking parallels between the Sackett cases demonstrating ongoing federal assertiveness beyond judicial limits.
- This ongoing conflict suggests challenges remain in enforcing Supreme Court limits on regulatory agencies and raises questions about federal bureaucrats' compliance with judicial authority.
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Bureaucratic excess - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Democrats have been all aflutter for the past six months over the possibility that President Donald Trump might ignore a Supreme Court decision that isn’t to his liking. Where’s the similar concern for federal bureaucrats who act as if they’re immune from judicial orders?
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EPA excess should worry Democrats
Democrats have been aflutter for the past six months over the possibility that President Donald Trump might ignore a Supreme Court decision that isn’t to his liking. Where’s the similar concern for federal bureaucrats who act as if they’re immune…
·Waterloo, United States
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Bureaucratic excess should concern Democrats, too
EPA accused of 'willfully and directly' flouting Supreme Court rulings on 'navigable water'
·Helena, United States
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