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Oral argument — Upper South East Communities v. US Army Corps of Engineers

Oral argument · Oral argument · Oct 19, 2015

The next point I want to address is the Clean Water Act implementing regulations. … And in doing so, the Corps complied with NEPA and Clean Water Act.

Oral argument — People v. Gallas

Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 10, 2020

Taylor, can you comment on the defendant's argument that he was partially acting in self defense? … Can you comment on that argument? Yes, um, yes, the defendants are testified during trial that he was the self defense. For all periods, correct?

Oral argument — Friends of Animals v. Dan Ashe, In his official capacity as Director U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services and Sally Jewell, In her official capacity as Sec. of the Interior

Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 24, 2015

District Court, that involved the Clean Air Act. No one would argue that the central purpose of the Clean Air Act is to provide information. … But it does have a provision, and in fact the court accepted that Ethel Corporation made a showing that a provision within the Clean Air Act required disclosure of specific information regarding emission

Oral argument — Gilead Community Services, Inc. v. Cromwell

Oral argument · Oral argument · Feb 13, 2024

I was just arguing in thin air against that, you know, this is not a violation of the Housing Act. I'm sorry. Is this an argument that was made in your brief? No. … Well, the— I mean, this is coming out of thin air.

Oral argument — Michael Jones v. Lowe's Companies, Inc.

Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 10, 2020

And Jones admits at page 256 that Niblack told him he was acting childishly by cleaning out his office in the view of other employees. … Proud involved a six month period. And here you have a 30 month period or longer. But this court's on bank decision in Taylor involved a 27 month period.

Oral argument — Sierra Club v. Illinois Pollution Control Board

Oral argument · Oral argument · May 17, 2011

In that context, what public commenters were concerned about was the possibility of air emissions. The Board pointed out several things in response to this. … There's a provision if you're a public commenter in a Clean Air Act rulemaking, you have authority to a file appeal under Section 41.

Oral argument — Vines v. Village of Flossmoor

Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 26, 2017

I'm saying that once we were alerted to the error, we acted expediently. So since you filed it within that 30-day period, you feel that this court has jurisdiction. We do. … And again, I think if you look at our motion to amend, we acted timely and expeditiously as soon as we became aware. Counsel commented that we did not file a motion for leave to amend.

Oral argument — Gerald Fleming v. Covidien, Inc.

Oral argument · Oral argument · Aug 27, 2013

The problem also with the hourly rate is that it was pulled from thin air. … Well, in light of the Court's comments, let me then turn to what Mr. Waldo said the proper remedy should be.

Oral argument — Huddleston v. Trame

Oral argument · Oral argument · Sep 18, 2025

He has a clean criminal record. He has never been convicted of anything that I'm aware of. … For further proceedings, explain to the court that, well, no, there isn't any sort of grace period, immunization period, period that the statute doesn't apply.

Oral argument — Conservation Law Found. v. Pruitt

Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 5, 2017

Well, under the Clean Water Act, since passage of the Act, if a permit is required, there are one of two paths that EPA can pursue. … The Act also says that water quality standards can be achieved using several tools. One of them is the Clean Water Act permit process, but that's not the only one.

Oral argument — Admiral Heating & Ventilating, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Comm'n

Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 6, 2016

So that was still followed in the 45-day period, irrespective of anything else, correct? Correct. He omitted timely notice, basically. That's correct. … I mean, they didn't just pull this out of the air. Didn't they give reasons why they found in favor of the claimant?

Oral argument — Attorney General NJ v. Dow Chemical Co

Oral argument · Oral argument · Apr 15, 2025

The chemical composition wasn't the same, but yes, for cold cleaning purposes. Okay. All right, I interrupted you. … You can't conduct an air war without a vapor degreasing solvent. There are studies that show that using the pre-existing cold cleaning solvents wouldn't work with the existing equipment.

Oral argument — Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. USEPA

Oral argument · Oral argument · May 6, 2021

A facility that discharges does have a legal obligation to have a Clean Water Act permit. … Because that's exempted from the Clean Water Act.

Oral argument — Earth Island v. Pengilly

Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 12, 2006

And that is standing is a particular hurdle in environmental cases often, because statutes like the Endangered Species Act or the Clean Water Act are not intended to directly protect environmental groups … They're really intended, in the case of the Endangered Species Act, to protect habitats and animals and plants. In the case of the Clean Water Act, it's to protect clean water.

Oral argument — Preferred Building Services, Inc. v. NLRB

Oral argument · Oral argument · May 12, 2026

And it was just the air infected the entire proceeding for questions. Any question we'll give you some time for. Okay. Thank you. … If you terminate a contract in this period, but then you don't effectuate the terminations of the individuals, the only — let's assume it's a clean, clear decision that was only because of the contract

Oral argument — Badillo v. Workers' Compensation Comm'n

Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 17, 2015

Did they say specifically that the development of the radiculopathy could develop, progress over a period of time? … The nerve problems developed over a period of time, and the proof is, I mean, how can you lie?

Oral argument — Brad Dawson v. RockTenn Services, Inc., et

Oral argument · Oral argument · Dec 5, 2016

But the Blue Marlin case, which is a Jones Act case, and being a landlubber from Shreveport, I don't have a lot of Jones Act experience, but you know, I was surprised when I read that case that the Jones … Why wouldn't it have to be cleaning up the clog? Self-cleaning line. Well, I mean, acid may, it's sulfuric acid. It may not eat through rock or debris. I don't know that. That's my point.

Oral argument — Brazil Quality v. Chertoff

Oral argument · Oral argument · Feb 7, 2008

And so the agency at the AAO level has essentially ignored the rule and the prefatory comment. But that's not just in the prefatory comment. … The one-year period starts to run from what? What triggers it?

Oral argument — Arkansas Game and Fish Comm'n v. United States

Oral argument · Oral argument · Oct 3, 2012

Your Honor, it can go through its law, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, but it can't make that change without being paid for what it's going to take from private landowners. … There is notice and comment. There is NEPA. Roberts. Roberts. There is notice and comment. So the choice is there are 10 landowners downstream. The question is which one you're going to flood.

Oral argument — SUNDT CONSTRUCTION v. AIR FORCE

Oral argument · Oral argument · Jun 6, 2012

AIR FORCE ok Mr. Vela, am I pronouncing that correctly? You are pronouncing that correctly. Ok. Good morning and for the record my name is Brian Vela. … It does use, it refers to the period of performance, does it not? It does refer to period performance. And what is ambiguous about the phrase remain unchanged?