Townes v. Jarvis’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions

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1. “demons-trat[ing] that a favorable decision from the federal court likely would provide him immediate relief, but need not demonstrate that it likely would provide him the ultimate, discretionary relief sought from the agency.” Townes v. Jarvis, 577 F.3d 543 , 547-548 (citing Fed. Election Comm’n v. Akins, 524 U.S. 11 , 25, 118 S.Ct. 1777 , 141 L.Ed.2d 10 (1998)). Here, although Doe must obtain permission from both the Virginia circuit court and the Board, obtaining permission from the Board is not a”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Virginia Department of State Police · Sierra Club v. State Water Control Bd.

2. “leav[es] little room for FERC to argue that it has authority to reject state conditions it finds to be ultra vires "). MVP is no doubt correct that, were FERC inclined to resist the State Agencies' efforts, it would have colorable arguments it could assert as well. And for that reason, we cannot say with certainty how FERC would react. Fortunately, however, it is not our role to engage "in the speculative (if not impossible) task of predicting how an agency will exercise its discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sierra Club v. State Water Control Bd.

3. “[I]f no realistic possibility exists that a plaintiff can obtain the ultimate relief,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sierra Club v. State Water Control Bd.