PRESS HIT: Michigan AG argues Line 5 case should be heard in state court

Mar 25, 2024 | Engage Michigan

From WDIV 4 (Clickondetroit.com):

CINCINNATI – The fate of a 70-year-old oil pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac was debated in court on Thursday, March 21.

The hearing was over which court — federal or state — will hear Michigan’s case to have the Canadian-owned pipeline shut down. It’s been a battle for five years before Thursday when a federal judge heard arguments on both sides of the issue over where the Enbridge Line 5 case should be heard.

The court case was heard in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel argued that the case should be sent back to state court, where it was originally filed and litigated for more than a year.

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