No. 19-1039October Term 2019Decided June 29, 2021Updated May 25, 2026
PennEast Pipeline v. New Jersey
This case concerned whether PennEast, a private company with federal approval to build an interstate natural-gas pipeline, could use eminent domain to take rights-of-way over land in which New Jersey claimed an interest.
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Where it stands
Decided 5-4 · June 29, 2021 · Opinion by Chief Justice Roberts
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1. Whether the NGA delegates to FERC certificate holders the authority to exercise the federal government's eminent domain power to condemn land in which a state claims an interest? 2. Did the Court of Appeals properly exercise jurisdiction over this case?
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Timing
Decided June 29, 2021
The Court released its decision on June 29, 2021 without hearing oral argument.
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