The 8-0 decision overturned the U.S. Court of Appeals decision that the project’s environmental impact statement was insufficient.

Associate Chief Justice John Pearce has announced he will retire from the Utah Supreme Court, effective December.

Utah Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice John Pearce will be stepping down from the bench at the end of the year.

In 2020, the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition applied to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board for approval of the railroad’s construction. Under NEPA, the board was required to conduct an ...

Associate Chief Justice John Pearce announced his departure from the Utah Supreme Court Friday in a letter to the ...

The Utah judiciary announced Tuesday that Associate Chief Justice John Pearce is leaving his position on the Utah Supreme ...

The decision emphasizes the importance of judicial deference to agencies on NEPA and narrows the scope of environmental analyses.

Billionaire Elon Musk may not be much of a player at the White House anymore, but the work of DOGE to downsize the federal ...

In one fell swoop, the U.S. Supreme Court has changed a big part of the game. Whether the effects are good or bad depends on the viewer’s perspective. Either way, there is a new interpretation in ...

Utah Supreme Court Justice John Pearce is retiring from the bench, effective Dec. 1, ending his 10-year run on the state’s ...

Associate Chief Justice John A. Pearce of the Utah Supreme Court announced he would be stepping down from Utah's highest ...