ELR Citation: 49 ELR 20019
No(s). 18-1159, 18-1165, 18-1175, 18-1181, 18-1187, 18-1242, and 18-1300 (4th Cir. Feb 5, 2019)

The Fourth Circuit affirmed district courts' injunction orders granting a pipeline company immediate possession of necessary easements along its FERC-approved pipeline route by eminent domain. Landowners argued that the district courts lacked authority under the Natural Gas Act to grant immediate po...