There was a large divide in the way each party identified the central issue in Monday’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Hoffman v. WBI Energy Transmission, Inc., No. 25-159 (U.S. Nov. 9, 2026). The question sounds straightforward: when Congress authorizes a private pipeline company to exercise federal eminent domain under the Natural Gas Act, by what measure is just compensation measured? Federal compensation…
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