State of West Virginia v. James
Plaintiff: THE BUSINESS COUNCIL OF NEW YORK STATE, INC., NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF UTAH, ALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES, INC., AMERICA'S COAL ASSOCIATIONS, GAS AND OIL ASSOCIATION OF WEST VIRGINIA, INC., WEST VIRGINIA COAL ASSOCIATION, STATE OF WYOMING, STATE OF TEXAS, STATE OF TENNESSEE, STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, STATE OF OHIO, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, STATE OF NEBRASKA, STATE OF MONTANA, STATE OF MISSOURI, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, STATE OF LOUISIANA, COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY, STATE OF KANSAS, STATE OF IOWA, STATE OF IDAHO, STATE OF GEORGIA, STATE OF ARKANSAS, STATE OF ALABAMA and STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Defendant: AMANDA HILLER, in her official capacity as the Acting Tax Commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, AMANDA LEFTON, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and LETITIA JAMES, in her official capacity as New York Attorney General
Case Number: 26-3064
Filed: October 27, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: LOCAL QUESTION-Constitutional
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 30, 2026 Filing 32 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amanda Lefton, Letitia James, Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2026 03:19 PM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 31 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 22, on behalf of Appellant Letitia James, Appellant Amanda Lefton, Appellant Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2026 03:08 PM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 30 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Nebraska, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 01:23 PM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 29 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Idaho, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 11:44 AM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of State of Kansas, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2026 09:47 AM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 27 ATTORNEY, John Hail Heyburn, in place of attorney Jason P. Woodall, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 10/30/2026 09:02 AM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 26 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at entry 20, on behalf of Appellee Commonwealth of Kentucky, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2026 08:59 AM]
October 30, 2026 Filing 25 ATTORNEY, Caleb B. David, for Appellee State of West Virginia, ADDED. [Entered: 10/30/2026 08:55 AM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 24 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Louisiana, FILED. Service date 10/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/29/2026 04:16 PM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 23 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, Inc., FILED. Service date 10/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/29/2026 02:30 PM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amanda Lefton, Letitia James, Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 10/29/2026 12:17 PM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 21 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Iowa, FILED. Service date 10/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/29/2026 10:49 AM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 20 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Commonwealth of Kentucky, FILED. [Entered: 10/29/2026 10:45 AM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 19 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 12, on behalf of Appellee Commonwealth of Kentucky, FILED. [Entered: 10/29/2026 10:19 AM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of State of West Virginia, FILED. [Entered: 10/29/2026 10:11 AM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 17 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 9, on behalf of Appellee State of Iowa, FILED. [Entered: 10/29/2026 10:07 AM]
October 29, 2026 Filing 16 ATTORNEY, John Henry Thompson, for Appellee State of Georgia, ADDED. [Entered: 10/29/2026 09:18 AM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 15 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Arkansas, FILED. Service date 10/28/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/28/2026 04:44 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Alabama, FILED. Service date 10/28/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/28/2026 04:09 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 13 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Ohio, FILED. Service date 10/28/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/28/2026 03:11 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Commonwealth of Kentucky, FILED. [Entered: 10/28/2026 02:23 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of State of Georgia, FILED. [Entered: 10/28/2026 02:16 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of Tennessee, FILED. Service date 10/28/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/28/2026 01:56 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of State of Iowa, FILED. [Entered: 10/28/2026 01:14 PM]
October 28, 2026 Filing 8 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee State of West Virginia, FILED. Service date 10/28/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/28/2026 12:44 PM]
October 27, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER, directing appeals 26-3064, 26-3065, and 26-3066 to be heard in tandem, FILED. [26-3064, 26-3065, 26-3066] [Entered: 10/27/2026 12:07 PM]
October 27, 2026 Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Elijah J. O'Kelley, Michael A. Zarian, James Rodriguez, Jason P. Woodall, Justin L. Matheny, Louis Joseph Capozzi, III, Zachary Brent Pohlman, Philip Axt, Garry M. Gaskins, II, James E. Smith, Jr., Emily M. Greco, Ryan G. Kercher, Ryan Schelhaas, Christopher M. Hunter, Kole Wayne Kelley, Michael W. Kirk, Gary T. Wight, Ryan Meyers, Tawny Bridgeford, Heather Mulligan, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 10/27/2026 08:47 AM]
October 27, 2026 Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Letitia James, Amanda Lefton, Amanda Hiller, OPENED. [Entered: 10/27/2026 08:33 AM]
October 26, 2026 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 10/27/2026 08:31 AM]
October 26, 2026 Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Letitia James, Amanda Lefton, Amanda Hiller, district court receipt # ANYNDC7821833, FILED. [Entered: 10/27/2026 08:28 AM]
October 26, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 09/24/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 10/27/2026 08:27 AM]
October 26, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Letitia James, Amanda Lefton, Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 10/27/2026 08:26 AM]

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