In Washington, 21 states filed a brief with the Supreme Court requesting a review of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling that California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard was constitutional. Growth Energy and the RFA has also asked the Supreme Court to rule on the LCFS’s legality. The 9th District Circuit Court ruled in 2011 that the law was unconstitutional for violating the commerce clause but the appeals court reversed that decision in 2013.
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