Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Couple Brutalized by Rogue EPA

Fox News Channel ^ | 3/21/12

[pabianice]

Now on Fox. SCOTUS has ruled in favor of the couple that bought a house lot and was then fined $ 175,000/day by the loathsome EPA for "disturbing a wetland" that does not exist. Will be fascinating to see if any of the Rancid Media even report this.

[Uncle Ike]

” They still have to go to court on the issues.
If that is the case, some victory. “

And, if memory serves, the Court that will get to decide ‘on the issues’ will be our old friend, the 9th Circus....

[KansasGirl]

The decision was unanimous!

[Dead Corpse]

9-0? I will admit... I would not have seen this turning out that way.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Wow, this was unanimous.

Maybe this can help pave the way for more lawsuits against the EPA. For example, we’re hearing that the EPA is shutting down coal fired power plants because they don’t meet certain pollution standards. These standards were set by Obama’s EPA, without Congress being involved, just because he has his liberals running things. Perhaps this out of control EPA can be reined in, since we see here that the courts are willing to rule against some half baked administrative regulations.

[Psycho_Bunny]

“the court says Wednesday that the EPA cannot threaten fines of more than $30,000 a day without giving property owners the ability to challenge its actions.”

Um....Why is $30K the magic number? It’s just as devastating as $175K to the average person.

[Leaning Right]

The jury found them not guilty

At one point in our country's history, that would have ended it.

Now we are all vassals of an imperial central government. When will the states wise up?

[KansasGirl]

Yep. This family was on Stossel the other night. They had won their criminal case in court, but the EPA launched a civil action and tarted fining them $175,000 a day! This poor woman was in tears on Stossel. My blood was boiling! This is tyranny!

[Common Sense 101]

I stand corrected... somewhat. As previously stated, “Looks like all they won was the right to sue, not an actual decision against the EPA.” Wait until they come back around and it means something...

[muawiyah]

There's the "Madrona Swamp" case ~ 9th Circuit knows about that one ~ so does the Supreme Court.

The people in this case will win.

[NonValueAdded]

Ninth Circus overruled AGAIN

[Nifster]

Perhaps there is yet hope....

[Joe the Pimpernel]

I hope the EPA has to pay their legal expenses for a frivolous prosecution.

[Lancey Howard]

Um....Why is $30K the magic number? It’s just as devastating as $175K to the average person.

Yeah, that's the first thing I wondered, too. Scalia says the EPA shouldn't levy fines of over $30,000 per day?

Some "victory".

[JPG]

Lisa Jackson, not at all deterred, was seen stirring a boiling cauldron while muttering, “I'll get you, my pretty.”

[RC2]

This is a good reason that we need a new President. If he gets reelected, he will appoint more liberal judges and the decision would have been 9-0 against the people.

[Lancey Howard]

By the way, I wonder how the court would have ruled if the EPA fines were “only”, say, $25,000 per day?
Different outcome? Yikes.

[KansasGirl]

I don’t think the EPA does, that’s the problem. Just defending yourself will bankrupt you. This is tyranny.

[Texas56]

GOOD NEWS!!

[Iron Munro]

As I understand the landowners are near bankrupt to win a decision that they can challenge the EPA in court. The EPA held that their decision was “administrative” and the couple had no right to question it. They still have to go to court on the issues.

Exactly.

And now they have won Round One the EPA will use Round Two to complete the destruction and bankruptcy.

[Standing Wolf]

The EPA held that their decision was “administrative” and the couple had no right to question it.

The obvious response from Congress ought to be to reduce the EPA's annual budget to $1.00.