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U.S.Court order

Supreme Court declines Maine lobstermen's Fourth Amendment challenge to boat tracking

The U.S. Supreme Court on October 5, 2026, declined to review a challenge by Maine lobstermen to a state Department of Marine Resources rule requiring continuous tracking of vessels that hold federal lobster permits. The denial leaves in place a First Circuit ruling that the rule does not violate the Fourth Amendment's protection against warrantless searches because commercial fishing is a closely regulated industry.

Order (Bloomberg Law) → · Law360Oct. 5

U.S. FEDLitigation

Eight states sue Trump administration and Bluepoint Wind over $765 million offshore wind lease buyout

New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of eight states sued the Department of the Interior, federal officials, and Bluepoint Wind in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday. The eighty-one-page complaint challenges a $765 million Judgment Fund settlement that canceled Bluepoint's 2.4-gigawatt New York Bight offshore wind lease. The states allege the agreement illegally diverts taxpayer funds to a liquefied natural gas project, violating federal energy and environmental statutes.

Filing (U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York) → · Associated Press, The Morning Call, Office of the New York State Attorney GeneralSept. 22