Justices Signal Support For Feds In Pipeline Payout Fight

By Keith Goldberg · November 9, 2026, 7:51 PM EST

U.S. Supreme Court justices Monday appeared inclined to conclude that federal law, and not state law, determines what gas infrastructure project developers should pay landowners in eminent domain proceedings....

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Case Information

Case Title

Leonard W. Hoffmann, et al., Petitioners v. WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.

Case Number

25-159

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3210 Land Condemnation

Date Filed

August 11, 2025