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Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel

No. 24-783Supreme Court of the United States

Judgment Issued.

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Decision on file

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Official outcome

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED.

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Decision date
April 22, 2026
Opinion author
SS
October Term
2025
Docket
No. 24-783
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The movement

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The proof

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Current update

Judgment Issued.

At a glance
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
First added here
August 10, 2026
Last entry
May 26, 2026
Policy at issue

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Official docket

Decision and docket history

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Docket entry

Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

Docket entry

Because 28 U. S. C. §1446(b)(1)’s text, structure, and context are inconsistent with equitable tolling, Enbridge’s removal of the case to federal court outside the statute’s 30-day deadline was untimely. [608 U.S. 67]

Open court document ↗
Docket entry

Argued. For petitioners: John J. Bursch, Caledonia, Mich. For respondent: Ann M. Sherman, Solicitor General, Lansing, Mich.

Docket entry

CIRCULATED

Docket entry

Record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.

Docket entry

Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Docket entry

SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Docket entry

Reply of petitioners Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, et al. filed.

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Docket entry

Brief amici curiae of Federal Courts and Civil Procedure Scholars filed.

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Docket entry

Brief of respondent Dana Nessel, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, on behalf of the People of the State of Michigan filed.

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Brief amici curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. filed.

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Docket entry

Brief amici curiae of North America's Building Trades Unions, et al. filed.

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Docket entry

Brief of petitioners Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership, et al. filed.

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Docket entry

Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including August 29, 2025. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including October 14, 2025.

Docket entry

Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.

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Rulings in this case over time

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3 entries, oldest first.

  1. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Granted

    The court's record, as written

    Petition GRANTED.

    Outcome words in this text: GRANTED.

  2. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Affirmed

    The court's record, as written

    Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Sotomayor, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

    Outcome words in this text: AFFIRMED.

  3. · Supreme Court of the United States

    Other

    The court's record, as written

    Judgment Issued.

    This text does not state an outcome in words we recognize. It is shown as written.

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Official video

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AudioOral argument audio: Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel (No. 24-783)
Supreme Court of the United States · February 24, 2026
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