On Friday January 9, 2015, the Nebraska Supreme Court's long anticipated decision on our landowner client lawsuit challenging LB 1161, a law empowering the Governor's grant of eminent domain powers and pipeline route approval to TransCanada, was announced.
At first glance, most press penned headlines the Nebraska KXL question was now behind us and the uncertainty President Obama cited for postponing his Presidential Permit decision was now over. This, however, is not true.
So what is the result of the Nebraska decision? Watch our video to get answers.
Photos approved for your use from the Supreme Court Oral Argument:
Copy of the Supreme Court's 64-page Opinion:
- Supreme Court Opinion
Timeline of Key Legal Events & Links:
- April 17, 2012: Nebraska Governor Approves LB 1161
- May 23, 2012: Domina Law files landowner lawsuit challenging LB 1161
- January 23, 2013: Governor Heineman via LB 1161 Approves Pipeline Route
- September 27, 2013: Trial held on Constitutionality of LB 1161
- February 19, 2014: Landowners Win in District Court
- February 19, 2014: Attorney General's Office Files Notice of Appeal
- September 5, 2014: Oral Arguments Held in Nebraska Supreme Court
- Landowners Brief
- January 9, 2015: Supreme Court of Nebraska Issues Decision