Seven County Infastructure Coalition v. Eagle County
145 S. Ct. 1497 · Decided May 29, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Seven County Infastructure Coalition v. Eagle County was decided on May 29, 2025 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-975
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 1497 · 221 L. Ed. 2d 820 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2068
- Docket number
- 23-975
- Decided
- May 29, 2025
- Argued
- December 10, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Natural resources and environmental protection
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- National Environmental Policy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Special concurrence |
Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.
Full case caption
Seven County Infastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-022, docket 2024-022-01.
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