U.S. Supreme Court blocks Obama carbon emissions plan

St Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | 9 Feb 2016 | Jacob Barker

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WASHINGTON • The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Barack Obama's federal regulations curbing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants, the centerpiece of his administration's strategy to combat climate change.

On a 5-4 vote, the court granted a request made by 27 states and various companies and business groups to block the administration’s Clean Power Plan. The move means the regulations will not be in effect while litigation continues over their legality.

The brief order from the justices said that the regulations would be on hold until the legal challenge is completed. The court's five conservatives all voted to block the rule. The order noted that the four liberals would have denied the application. A U.S. appeals court in Washington had turned away a similar request on Jan. 21.

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The largest scam yet of the 21st Century. A global wealth redistribution scheme with phony rigged 'science'.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

As if that will stop them.

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The brief order from the justices said that the regulations would be on hold until the legal challenge is completed

They should be able to delay completion of the legal challenge until Obama is out of office.

[Major Matt Mason]

Yep, fall on the ball and kill the clock.

[BenLurkin]

As if that will stop them.

It wasn't very long after this decision that Antonin Scalia was taken out of play.