Trump exceeded authority in canceling Obama withdrawals, judge rules (Oil/Gas leases)

[thackney]

Trump exceeded authority in canceling Obama withdrawals, judge rules
https://www.ogj.com/articles/2019/04/trump-exceeded-authority-in-canceling-obama-withdrawals-judge-rules.html
04/01/2019

President Donald J. Trump overstepped his authority when he canceled his immediate predecessor's withdrawals of three federal offshore areas from oil and gas leasing consideration toward the end of his second term, a federal court judge in Alaska ruled on Mar. 29.

"The court finds that Section 5 of Executive Order 13795, which purported to revoke prior presidential withdrawals of OCS lands for leasing, is unlawful, as it exceeded the president's authority under Section 12(a)" of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, US District Judge Sharon L. Gleason said in her order.

Congress, and not Trump, has authority to override Obama’s acreage withdrawal under OCSLA, she indicated. Gleason’s order drew immediate fire from Alaskan officials and national oil and gas associations. Environmental organizations and other offshore leasing opponents were pleased.

Randall B. Luthi, president of the National Ocean Industries Association in Washington, said on Apr. 1 that the group calls on the Trump administration to appeal "the decision of the Obama-appointed judge" to the Ninth Circuit "and be prepared to appeal to the [US] Supreme Court if necessary."...

[Restored]

An arbitrary judge decided.....

[verga]

Executive orders countermand each other on a consistent basis. The Obozo appointee is overstepping his authority.

[skeeter]

Executive orders countermand each other on a consistent basis. The Obozo appointee is overstepping his authority.

So an EO countermanding another EO oversteps authority, but the original EO does not. Interesting.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Ignore it, DT.

Am still trying to grapple why is it the only time a 'constitutional crisis' occurs if Executive ignores a judicial order yet there is not a constitutional crisis if a judge oversteps judicial boundaries?

This goes both ways.