Legal Opinion

Heritage Foundation v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 14, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2023-0748Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HERITAGE FOUNDATION, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 23-748 (JEB) U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs Heritage Foundation and Mike Howell recently submitted a Freedom of Information Act request to Defendant Environmental Protection Agency, seeking records related to the Norfolk Southern freight-train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Plaintiffs also applied for expedited processing of the request, which EPA denied. Dissatisfied with that decision, they filed this lawsuit against EPA…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  2. Nken v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Amoco Production Co. v. Village of GambellSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Weinberger v. Romero-BarceloSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches v. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006

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