Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish
On September 11, 2025, WLF urged the Supreme Court to reverse a Fifth Circuit decision that narrowly interpreted the federal-officer removal statute, denying federal contractors access to federal courts. In its amicus brief, WLF argues that the Fifth Circuit’s contractual-direction requirement revives a discarded causal-nexus test and upends the broad “relating to” standard that Congress established in 2011. The defendants’ production, tied to federal wartime needs through pricing, tax exemptions, and allocations, clearly meets this standard. To safeguard federal interests and uphold congressional intent, WLF urges the Court to ensure that federal contractors can access a neutral federal forum when defending against state suits. Atlantic Legal Foundation joined WLF on the brief.
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