A Seat at the Sitting - February 2022

Each month, a panel of constitutional experts convenes to discuss the Court’s upcoming docket sitting by sitting. Issues presented in this sitting included the regulatory authority of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Controlled Substances Act, states rights, and Indian law.

Cases Covered:
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo v. Texas (Feb. 22) Indian tribes and state lawDenezpi v. United States (Feb. 22) Indian law
Arizona v. San Francisco (Feb. 23) states’ rights
West Virginia v. EPA (Feb. 28) regulatory authority of the EPA under the Clean Air Act
North American Coal Corp. v. EPA (Feb. 28) regulatory authority of the EPA
Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC v. EPA (Feb. 28) regulatory authority of the EPA
North Dakota v. EPA (Feb. 28) regulatory authority under the EPA
Ruan v. United States (March 1) defenses under the Controlled Substances Act
Kahn v. United States (March 1) defenses under the Controlled Substances Act
Marietta Memorial Hospital v. Davita Inc. (March 1) – Medicare Secondary Payer Act
Egbert v. Boule (March 2) – Bivens, Fourth Amendment

Featuring:
--Anthony J. "A.J." Ferate, Of Counsel, Spencer Fane LLP
--Elizabeth Murrill, Solicitor General, Louisiana
--Robert V. Percival, Robert F. Stanton Professor of Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law
--Kenji Price, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
--Jeff Beelaert, Partner, Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
--Moderator: Adam Liptak, Supreme Court Correspondent, The New York Times