Scalia's death means that the Supreme Court is left with eight remaining judges. In the case of a tie vote, the decision from a lower court is upheld with some restrictions. A tie vote on the Clean Power Plan may be good news for the environment.
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Clean Power Plan's survival now rests with US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit
"That case is being heard by a three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court," writes Plumer. "Oral arguments begin June 2. A decision is expected by fall."
And the good news for the environment is that "(t)he Obama administration looks likely to prevail in this arena," adds Plumer, though by no means is it a certainty.
Irrespective of any type of judicial ruling on the Clean Power Plan, a Republican president in 2017 "could just scuttle the rule, either through administrative actions or by legislation," writes Plumer. And with the stroke of a pen, he could also retract Obama's signature on the international climate accord.
Hat tip to Loren Spiekerman.
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