3 Enviro, Energy Cases on Supreme Court Docket as Fall Term Begins. By Jennifer Koons, E&E News (subscription), October 5, 2009. "The Supreme Court reconvened October 5 for a new term with fewer environmental cases on the docket, which may suit left-leaning advocacy groups that view the majority of justices on the court as hostile to their interests. 'Last term, the court had before it five environmental law cases and in each case, environmental protection lost,' said James May, a professor of law at Widener University. 'In 40 years, the court has rendered a bit more than 300 environmental law cases. Environmental protection typically only wins about 20% of the time, but there's never been a shutout like this.' May added, 'All but one of those decisions was rendered by a bare majority with the same five justices voting in favor of the less environmentally protective results, which suggests a hostility from these members of the court to basic notions of environmental protection.' So far, the Supreme Court has accepted three cases with an environmental theme for review."
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