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In reply to the discussion: Judge throws out Biden administration's massive Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale [View all]BumRushDaShow
(161,845 posts)43. This was what the judge who put the injunction in place wrote in his 44 page June 2021 ruling
Here is the PDF copy by Western District of Louisiana Court Judge Terry A. Doughty - http://www.agjefflandry.com/Files/Article/10919/Documents/Memorandum.pdf
The critical part of that June ruling was this (from the PDF) -
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
STATE OF LOUISIANA ET AL
VERSUS
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. ET AL
CASE NO. 2:21-CV-00778
JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY
MAG. JUDGE KATHLEEN KAY
(snip)
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff States Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc. No. 3]. Therefore, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, along with their directors, employees and Secretary are hereby ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from implementing the Pause of new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters as set forth in Section 208 of Executive Order 14008, 86 Fed. Reg. 7619, 7624-25 (Jan. 27, 2021) as to all eligible lands, both onshore, and offshore.
Additionally, said Agency Defendants shall be ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from implementing said Pause, with respect to Lease Sale 257, Lease Sale 258, and all eligible lands onshore. This preliminary injunction shall remain in effect pending the final resolution of this case, or until further orders from this Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, or the United States Supreme Court. No security bond shall be required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65.
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
LAKE CHARLES DIVISION
STATE OF LOUISIANA ET AL
VERSUS
JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR. ET AL
CASE NO. 2:21-CV-00778
JUDGE TERRY A. DOUGHTY
MAG. JUDGE KATHLEEN KAY
(snip)
For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff States Motion for Preliminary Injunction [Doc. No. 3]. Therefore, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the United States Bureau of Land Management, the United States Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, along with their directors, employees and Secretary are hereby ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from implementing the Pause of new oil and natural gas leases on public lands or in offshore waters as set forth in Section 208 of Executive Order 14008, 86 Fed. Reg. 7619, 7624-25 (Jan. 27, 2021) as to all eligible lands, both onshore, and offshore.
Additionally, said Agency Defendants shall be ENJOINED and RESTRAINED from implementing said Pause, with respect to Lease Sale 257, Lease Sale 258, and all eligible lands onshore. This preliminary injunction shall remain in effect pending the final resolution of this case, or until further orders from this Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, or the United States Supreme Court. No security bond shall be required under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65.
What is unclear about what was in the above injunction that suddenly grants the Executive Branch the monarchical power to be "above the law" and ignore a federal court ruling -
This preliminary injunction shall remain in effect pending the final resolution of this case, or until further orders from this Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, or the United States Supreme Court.

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Judge throws out Biden administration's massive Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale [View all]
former9thward
Jan 2022
OP
Rather confusing until you read the link This is a good thing, a win for Biden...
Enter stage left
Jan 2022
#1
Yup. Biden was forced to follow through on some tRump garbage, but now is free of it. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2022
#27
Was just about to post - this is actually a "win" for the Biden administration
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2022
#2
It's confusing because there are all kinds of politics involved in how this played out
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2022
#22
Yes the headline stinks and some people here have run with it without reading. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2022
#42
Did you read the article that you posted or were just going for the headline?
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2022
#8
Easier to go along with the sale and focus the energy on appealing the case altogether.
cstanleytech
Jan 2022
#25
They WERE forced. They DID appeal. They lost the appeal. Enviros won a NEW case. WaPo says!
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2022
#28
Think again. Courts ORDERED sale to go ahead Nov 2021. WaPo article Jan 27, 2022. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2022
#30
The headline/story seemed counter-intuitive in context with Biden's goals on climate change agenda
msfiddlestix
Jan 2022
#7
People (environmentalists) can SAY all they want in June. By August it was clear sale HAD to occur
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2022
#31
NO. They could not wait. You don't know what an injunction is. Read the rulings.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jan 2022
#40
As much as some may like to throw shade on Bezos, this is on the WP, not Bezo. He does not
JohnSJ
Jan 2022
#35
This was what the judge who put the injunction in place wrote in his 44 page June 2021 ruling
BumRushDaShow
Jan 2022
#43