{"id":13554,"date":"2023-02-25T17:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T01:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/judge-grants-motion-by-state-of-michigan-to-appeal-key-decision-in-line-5-dispute\/"},"modified":"2023-02-25T17:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T01:59:54","slug":"judge-grants-motion-by-state-of-michigan-to-appeal-key-decision-in-line-5-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/judge-grants-motion-by-state-of-michigan-to-appeal-key-decision-in-line-5-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge grants motion by state of Michigan to appeal key decision in Line 5 dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. judge presiding over Michigan\u2019s bid to shut down the\u00a0Line\u00a05\u00a0pipeline has agreed to let the state appeal a key ruling even though the case remains unresolved.<\/p>\n

District Court Judge Janet Neff has granted a motion from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, clearing the way for what\u2019s known as an interlocutory appeal.<\/p>\n

Nessel is challenging the August 2022 decision by Neff to keep the case in federal court, a critical blow to Michigan\u2019s effort to shut down the cross-border pipeline.<\/p>\n

Neff says she\u2019s allowing the appeal because it involves an important and disputed question of law and that its outcome could expedite a resolution to the case.<\/p>\n

She has also ordered that the current case remain stayed and administratively closed until the appeal is resolved.<\/p>\n

Michigan wants the Enbridge Inc. pipeline shut down permanently for fear of an ecological disaster in the Straits of Mackinac, where it crosses the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2023 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n