Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Jonathan Adler provides an overview of the Clean Air Act and subsequent interpretations.
Description
Case Western Reserve University Law Professor Jonathan Adler provides an overview of the Clean Air Act, its subsequent interpretations and the related Supreme Court case West Virginia v. EPA (2022) and the court's opinion.
Bell Ringer Assignment
CLIP #1: "At a broad level of generality," what was West Virginia v. EPA (2022) about?
CLIP #1: What did the Supreme Court "make clear" before West Virginia v. EPA (2022)?
CLIP #1: Based on the clip, what is Section 111 of the Clean Air Act, and what role does the EPA play?
CLIP #1: According to Jonathan Adler, how did the Obama Administration change the interpretation of Section 111? What ultimately happened to the Obama Administration's plan?
CLIP #1: What was "curious" to Adler? Describe how West Virginia v. EPA (2022) became a Supreme Court case.
CLIP #2: Why was there "no question" about the outcome of West Virginia v. EPA (2022)? What one question existed?
CLIP #2: What is the "major questions doctrine," and what role did it play in the court's opinion?
CLIP #2: According to Jonathan Adler, why might the court's ruling in West Virginia v. EPA (2022) cause a "mess?"
CLIP #2: Summarize Adler's final two points about the delegation doctrine and a recent trend between the Executive and Legislative branches.