October Term 2025 · Docket 24-813
Does Refining Wartime Gasoline for the Government Let a Company Move a Lawsuit to Federal Court?
Chevron USA says it acted for the federal government when it refined wartime gasoline, so it wants a Louisiana parish's lawsuit moved to federal court. Plaquemines Parish says the lawsuit targets ordinary business conduct and belongs in state court. The Supreme Court must decide how broadly the federal-officer removal statute reaches such cases.