No. 23-1300October Term 2024Decided Jun 18, 2025
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al., Petitioners v. Texas, et al.
The Supreme Court ruled that only parties who formally intervened in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing proceedings can challenge its final orders in court under the Hobbs Act, and affirmed the Commission's authority to license private facilities for storing spent nuclear fuel away from reactor sites.
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- Decision released Jun 18, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that only parties who formally intervened in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's licensing proceedings can challenge its final orders in court under the Hobbs Act, and affirmed the Commission's authority to license private facilities for storing spent nuclear fuel away from reactor sites.
Question presented
1. Can a nonparty challenge a federal agency’s “final order” under the Hobbs Act’s judicial review provision? 2. Do federal nuclear laws allow the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to license private companies to store spent nuclear fuel at off-reactor sites?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit / Decision released Jun 18, 2025
- Area
Administrative Law
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- Mar 30, 2026
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Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-1300
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief | Mar 8, 2026
NRC
opinion | Jun 18, 2025
opinion
opinion | Jun 18, 2025
Oral Arguments - NRC
audio | Mar 5, 2025
Petition
brief | Jun 12, 2024