Litigation: DOJ opposes petitioner briefing plan in auto GHG suit

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing back against petitioners’ proposed briefing schedule in consolidated litigation over EPA and the Transportation Department’s rollback of vehicle greenhouse gas standards, calling for more time to brief the case while also pressing for shorter briefs from petitioners. The pushback in a Sept. 14 motion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit comes amid dueling filings from automakers on the proposed briefing format. Companies aligned with the Trump administration...