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Ninth Circuit Upholds Vacatur of Some Oil and Gas Leases
February 3, 2025
Natalia P. Teekah, Esq.
MGKF Litigation Blog
In a January 17, 2025 opinion in the cases of Montana Wildlife Federation et al. v. Deb Haaland et al. and Western Watersheds Project et al. v. Deb Haaland et al., the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit examined a number of oil and gas leases in Idaho and Montana sold during the prior Trump administration, vacating some and overturning vacatur of others. The opinion offers insight into how a court may look to analyze improper agency action in instances where significant economic expenditure has already taken place.
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