The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Michigan's lawsuit to shut down the Line 5 pipeline will remain in state court.
The court found Enbridge waited too long to move the case to federal court, missing a strict 30-day deadline for such jurisdictional changes.
The decision allows Michigan’s legal challenge to proceed, intensifying a complex dispute over the aging pipeline’s environmental risks and regulatory authority.
Is the Line 5 battle a preview of future clashes between state environmental laws and federal energy policy?
Can a presidential emergency order override a Michigan court's final ruling on the Line 5 pipeline?
Does this Supreme Court ruling signal the beginning of the end for the 72-year-old pipeline?
Could Enbridge’s proposed $750 million tunnel become the ultimate compromise in this legal war?
What does this ruling mean for the treaty rights of Tribal Nations in the Great Lakes region?