No. 18-593October Term 2019Decided May 4, 2020
Docket 18-593October Term 2019 (2019–2020)
Starlink Logistics, Inc. v. ACC, LLC
This case asks whether the federal Clean Water Act preempts a state law that allows a polluter to discharge pollutants into navigable waters without a federal permit and above federal limits.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 4, 2020
Case Accepted
Arguments
Decision ReleasedMay 4, 2020
- What it's about
This case asks whether the federal Clean Water Act preempts a state law that allows a polluter to discharge pollutants into navigable waters without a federal permit and above federal limits.
Question presented
Whether the federal Clean Water Act preempts a state law that allows a polluter to discharge pollutants into navigable waters without a federal permit and above federal limits?
- Case path
Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Middle Division / Decision released May 4, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
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- Apr 30, 2026
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