This webpage is the official U.S. Supreme Court docket for Case No. 23-1300, Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas. A docket is a running record of everything that happens in a case, including filings, motions, orders, and scheduling from the moment the case is accepted through final decision.
In this case, the Supreme Court agreed to review a lower court ruling that had blocked a federal license for a private consolidated interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in West Texas. The Court consolidated related cases and tracked all filings under this single docket.
The docket itself is not a law or decision, but it serves as the official procedural record of the case. It shows:
- When the Court granted review (certiorari) and agreed to hear the dispute.
- All legal filings, including briefs, motions, and orders, shape how the case is argued.
- How multiple related cases are combined into a single proceeding determines how the Court addresses the issue.
The underlying case is legally significant. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that only parties who formally participated in the NRC licensing process can challenge the license in court, limiting who can bring lawsuits against nuclear waste storage approvals.
