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29 Jun, 4 tweets, 1 min read
In a dispute over a controversial proposed natural-gas pipeline through New Jersey, the Supreme Court rules in favor of the pipeline company. SCOTUS says Jersey does not have sovereign immunity from the company's attempts to seize state-owned property along the pipeline route.
Here's the opinion in PennEast Pipeline Co. v. New Jersey: supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf…
That is the third and final opinion of the day.
The vote is 5-4 and is an ideologically scrambled lineup. Chief Justice Roberts delivers the majority opinion, joined by Breyer, Alito, Sotomayor & Kavanaugh. Gorsuch dissents, joined by Thomas. Barrett also dissents, joined by Thomas, Kagan & Gorsuch.

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