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Adorers of the Blood of Christ v. Fed. Energy Regulatory Comm'n
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 28, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 17–3163PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSchmehl, District Judge
Plaintiffs brought this action claiming that defendant Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") and its Commissioner, defendant Cheryl A. LaFleur, violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act ("RFRA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb, et seq. by issuing an Order authorizing defendant Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company, LLC. ("Transco") to forcibly take and use land owned by the plaintiffs as part of an interstate fossil fuel pipeline, known as the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline (the "Pipeline"). Plaintiffs also allege that Transco violated the RFRA by forcibly taking plaintiffs' land by…
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