U.S. Supreme Court, March 2012, unanimous: the Sacketts could go to court to challenge EPA's 2007 compliance order on their small lot near Priest Lake, Idaho. EPA had refused them a hearing, and under its theory the penalties could reach $75,000 a day. The Court said efficiency of regulation does not beat the right to judicial review.
$75,000 per day—up to $37,500 for the statutory violation and up to an additional $37,500 for violating the compliance order
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U.S. Supreme Court, March 2012, unanimous: the Sacketts could go to court to challenge EPA's 2007 compliance order on their small lot near Priest Lake, Idaho. EPA had refused them a hearing, and under its theory the penalties could reach $75,000 a day. The Court said efficiency of regulation does not beat the right to judicial review.