Court Strikes Down Nebraska Law That Allowed Keystone XL Pipeline

A judge has declared unconstitutional a Nebraska law used to reroute the Keystone XL pipeline. Lancaster County District Judge Stephanie Stacy ruled Wednesday that the 2012 law improperly gave the governor authority to approve the pipeline route, said David Domina, an Omaha attorney who represented plaintiffs in the case. He said the ruling doesn't necessarily reset the clock on federal approval of the pipeline. President Barack Obama only has to decide whether to grant a permit to allow the pipeline to cross the U.S. border, Domina said.