Sonia Sotomayor Rejects Enbridge Bid in Unanimous Michigan Line 5 Supreme Court Ruling

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The Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision that Michigan's lawsuit to shut down a portion of the Great Lakes pipeline can remain in state court. The court found that Enbridge, the Canadian energy company, waited too long to try to move the case into federal court. This decision has significant implications for the pipeline's future.

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Sonia Sotomayor Rejects Enbridge Bid in Unanimous Michigan Line 5 Supreme Court Ruling

Media Coverage · April 22, 2026

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected Enbridge's bid to move a lawsuit over the Michigan Line 5 pipeline to federal court. The court ruled that Enbridge waited too long to make the move, missing a strict deadline imposed by federal law. This decision keeps the lawsuit in state court, dealing a setback to the Canadian energy company.

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• • Pipeline shutdown
• • State court jurisdiction
• • Enbridge's delay

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The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected Enbridge's bid to move a lawsuit over the Michigan Line 5 pipeline to federal court. The court ruled that Enbridge waited too long to make the move, missing a strict deadline imposed by f

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday in a ruling that keeps Michigan’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging Great Lakes pipeline in state court, dealing a setback to Canadian energy company Enbridge. The court said Enbridge waited too long to try to move the case into federal court, rejecting the company’s argument that the dispute belongs there because it implicates U.S. Sotomayor said federal law imposes a strict deadline for such jurisdictiona

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Sonia Sotomayor Rejects Enbridge Bid in Unanimous Michigan Line 5 Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected Enbridge's bid to move a lawsuit over the Michigan Line 5 pipeline to federal court. The court ruled that Enbridge waited too long to make the move, missing a strict deadline imposed by federal law. This decision keeps the lawsuit in state court, dealing a setback to the Canadian energy company.

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Sonia Sotomayor Rejects Enbridge Bid in Unanimous Michigan Line 5 Supreme Court Ruling

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous Supreme Court on Wednesday in a ruling that keeps Michigan’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a portion of an aging Great Lakes pipeline …

Apr 22, 2026 · 4 min read