On Friday, Judge John Woodcock held that an ordinance enacted by the City of South Portland, Maine, that prohibited loading crude oil from a pipeline terminating in South Portland onto tankers in South Portland Harbor, in order to prevent certain adverse local impacts, did not violate the Constitution's Commerce Clause. It's potentially a very important decision in this area. Congratulations to my partner Jonathan Ettinger and our entire team that worked on the case. You can read more about it here.

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