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Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association v. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Paid petition · Court of Appeals of Minnesota, No. A22-0796 · judgment January 30, 2023


Certiorari denied · October 10, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether, under Section 177 of the Clean Air Act, Minnesota qualifies to adopt California’s vehicle emission standards when there are no areas in Minnesota which fail to satisfy the National Ambient Air Quality Standards.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
James Vincent Francis Dickey
Upper Midwest Law Center

For respondent
Elizabeth Catherine Kramer
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 10 2023
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 20 2023
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/6/2023.
  3. Sep 13 2023
    Waiver of right of respondent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to respond filed.
  4. Aug 14 2023
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 15, 2023)