Muddying the Water, Clearing the Way . . . for Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations: Hawkes Co. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 782 F.3d 994 (8th Cir. 2015)

Authors

Taylor Fritsch, University of Nebraska College of Law

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. Background ... A. The Clean Water Act’s Jurisdictional Uncertainty … B. Recent Regulatory Action ... C. Issues ... D. “Final Agency Action” ... 1. The Bennett Test of Final Agency Action ... 2. Sackett v. EPA Opens the Door ... E. Ripeness

III. Hawkes Co. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ... A. Facts and Administrative History ... B. District Court Decision ... C. Eighth Circuit’s Opinion and Holding ... D. Judge Kelly’s Concurring Opinion

IV. Analysis ... A. Supreme Court Review of Hawkes Co. ... B. Revisiting Hawkes Co. in the Supreme Court ... 1. Sackett Controls ... a. Applying the First Prong of the Bennett Test ... b. Applying the Second Prong of the Bennett Test ... c. Sackett Contemplates Jurisdictional Determinations ... 2. The Supreme Court’s Finality Jurisprudence Has Always Embraced a Pragmatic Approach … 3. Allowing Judicial Review Is Consistent with the Legislative History of the APA

V. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Taylor Fritsch, Muddying the Water, Clearing the Way . . . for Judicial Review of Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations: Hawkes Co. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 782 F.3d 994 (8th Cir. 2015), 95 Neb. L. Rev. 277 (2016)
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