Sackett v. EPA

Decided May 25, 2023. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 21-454 · 598 U.S. 651 · Cited 52 times

The Clean Water Act extends only to wetlands that have a continuous surface connection with “waters” of the United States—i.e., with a relatively permanent body of water connected to traditional interstate navigable waters, 33 U. S. C. §1362(7)—making it difficult to determine where the water ends and the wetland begins.

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