Drawing an analogy from recent history, the association’s argument echoed the sentiments put forth during the Trump era, which witnessed the revocation of California’s Clean Air Act waiver in 2019. However, the pendulum swung the other way when the Biden administration reinstated it the following year. This back-and-forth is currently under the lens at the D.C. Circuit.
Minnesota Automobile Dealers: Past Judicial Roadblocks
Earlier this year, a Minnesota appellate court put a damper on MADA’s aspirations by refusing to invalidate Minnesota’s decision to adopt the said emission standards. Adding insult to injury, the state’s Supreme Court chose not to review this verdict in May. This series of rejections had spurred MADA to seek justice at the federal level.
In a move of burstiness, Minnesota officials chose silence as their strategy, deciding not to respond to MADA’s plea.
Legal Representatives
Leading the charge for MADA are legal stalwarts, James V. F. Dickey and Douglas P. Seaton, from the esteemed Upper Midwest Law Center. Meanwhile, the state of Minnesota entrusts its defense to its attorney general’s office.
