Michigan Scorches ‘Meritless’ Claims it Can’t Shut Down Line 5 – The Energy Mix: Enbridge is trying to convince Michigan court Judge Janet Neff that the case needs to be heard by a federal judge because it raises “substantial federal questions” about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to shut down the line for fear of an environmental disaster in the Great Lakes. Nessel disagrees.

“This case is a state law action through and through,” her brief begins.

Michigan is “invoking powers that are unique to a state sovereign,” it says, and asserting claims under Michigan laws “over a strip of land that is owned by the state, located within the state, and held in trust by the state for the public benefit of its people.”

Michigan Scorches ‘Meritless’ Claims it Can’t Shut Down Line 5 – The Energy Mix: Enbridge is trying to convince Michigan court Judge Janet Neff that the case needs to be heard by a federal judge because it raises “substantial federal questions” about Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s effort to shut down the line for fear of an environmental disaster in the Great Lakes. Nessel disagrees.“This case is a state law action through and through,” her brief begins. Michigan is “invoking powers that are unique to a state sovereign,” it says, and asserting claims under Michigan laws “over a strip of land that is owned by the state, located within the state, and held in trust by the state for the public benefit of its people.”Read More