Statutory Interpretation – Mineral Leasing Act

By: Derek Hawkins//August 12, 2020//

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United States Supreme Court

Case Name: United States Forest Service, et al., v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association, et al.,

Case No.: 18-1584; 18-1587

Focus: Statutory Interpretation – Mineral Leasing Act

We granted certiorari in these consolidated cases to decide whether the United States Forest Service has authority under the Mineral Leasing Act, 30 U. S. C. §181 et seq., to grant rights-of-way through lands within national forests traversed by the Appalachian Trail. 588 U. S. ___ (2019). We hold that the Mineral Leasing Act does grant the Forest Service that authority and therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Reversed and remanded

Dissenting: SOTOMAYOR, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which KAGAN, J., joined.

Concurring:

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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