U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether Line 5 case will proceed in state court

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: February 23, 2026

Words: 253

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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On Tuesday the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s case against Canadian pipeline company Enbridge should continue in state court, or be heard in federal court.

Nessel first brought a suit against Enbridge in 2019, seeking to shut down the company’s Line 5 pipeline, which runs through the environmentally sensitive Straits of Mackinac. After more than a year of litigation, Enbridge filed a successful motion to …

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