Jun 18, 02:41 PM

Supreme Court Expands Jury Trials for Inmates, Clarifies EPA Venue Rules

The U.S. Supreme Court expanded prisoners’ access to jury trials, holding 5-4 in Perttu v. Richards that inmates are entitled to a jury determination when prison officials dispute whether administrative grievance requirements under the Prison Litigation Reform Act have been exhausted. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote for the majority, while Justice Amy Coney Barrett filed a dissent joined by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh. In separate Clean Air Act venue rulings, the Court clarified where challenges to Environmental Protection Agency actions must be heard. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a seven-member majority, concluded in EPA v. Calumet Shreveport that denials of small refinery exemption petitions have “nationwide scope or effect,” placing exclusive jurisdiction in the D.C. Circuit. In Oklahoma v. EPA, the Court held that disputes over the agency’s disapproval of state implementation plans for Oklahoma and Utah fall to the regional circuit courts because the actions are locally focused. Taken together, the decisions delineate the federal judiciary’s role in reviewing both prisoner-rights claims and environmental regulations, while signaling the justices’ continued interest in procedural questions that shape access to the courts.

#Perttu #Richards #Prison Litigation Reform Act #John Roberts #Amy Coney Barrett #Clarence Thomas #Samuel Alito #Brett Kavanaugh #Clean Air Act #Court #Environmental Protection Agency #EPA #Calumet Shreveport #Oklahoma #Utah

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