"The rulings of Obama's Supreme Court nominee position him squarely in the mainstream of environmental jurisprudence, a big shift from Scalia."
"In a case that readers of judicial tea leaves are peering at closely, Judge Merrick Garland signed an opinion in 2001 that can only be summarized by a double dose of double negatives.
As ScotusBlog put it in a dense review of Garland's record published in 2010, he joined a "dissent from denial of rehearing en banc of invalidation of EPA regulations under non-delegation doctrine."
Translation: Even in a setback, Garland, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and now President Obama's nominee to replace Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, was positioning himself squarely in the mainstream of environmental law."
John H. Cushman Jr. reports for InsideClimate News March 18, 2016.
SEE ALSO:
"Will Merrick Garland Save Obama's Climate Legacy?" (Mother Jones/Climate Desk)
"Garland Nomination a Potential Win for Green Groups" (U.S. News)
"Observers: Judge Garland Typically Deferential to EPA" (Daily Environment Report)
"Garland Pick Could Be Good News For Clean Power Plan" (EnergyWire)
"Here's What Green Groups Are Saying About Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland" (Vice News)
"With Court Action, Obama’s Climate Policies in Jeopardy" (Yale Environment 360)
"Why Obama’s Supreme Court Nomination Is Good For The Climate" (New Scientist)
"Merrick Garland Knows He’s Not A Scientist" (Climate Progress)
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