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Information Injury is A Thing in The Ninth Circuit, But For How Long?

Last week, a split panel in the Ninth Circuit concluded that ordinary citizens had a sufficient interest in the existence and accuracy of information a NPDES permit holder was required to submit to the Government to confer upon those citizens standing to sue the permit holder for the absence of such information.  But a recent Supreme Court decision ruling is causing some to question whether the Ninth Circuit's word will be the last words.  More here.

“My conclusion is it is unclear how the six justices in the majority in TransUnion would view what this panel concluded about the informational injury suffered in Corona Clay.”

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clean water act, npdes, citizen suit, informational injury