United States DC Circuit

Petition for review of an FAA determination that electricity-generating turbines would not interfere with plans for a new airport south of Las Vegas is granted where the agency failed to provide a reasoned explanation for purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/04/2008
• Decided 04/18/2008
• Published 04/18/2008

Judges

• Before: GINSBURG, GRIFFITH, and KAVANAUGH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lori Potter argued the cause for petitioner.   On the briefs were John E. Putnam, Peter J. Kirsch, Catherine M. van Heuven, and M. Brooke McKinley.  Daniel S. Reimer entered an appearance.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephanie R. Marcus, Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondent.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, and Thomas M. Bondy, Attorney.  Robert S. Greenspan, Attorney, entered an appearance.