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Trump DOJ & California HEADED for Supreme Court SHOWDOWN
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March 26, 2026
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11:28Now PlayingAttorneys Brian Kabateck and Shant Karnikian break down the Trump administration's lawsuit against California's vehicle emission standards and EV mandates. The DOJ argues the state's rules — requiring 35% zero-emission car sales by 2026, rising to 100% by 2035 — amount to an illegal state fuel economy standard. The timing is brutal: gas prices have spiked 20% since the Iran war, hitting $5.37 a gallon in California, and the administration is suing the state trying to give consumers a cheaper alternative. California has set stricter emissions standards for decades, and 17 other states plus D.C. follow them — together representing one-third of the U.S. car market. The Bush administration tried a similar challenge and lost. The hosts predict the real play is to get the case to the Supreme Court and establish broad federal preemption over any state environmental regulation — making this as much about states' rights as it is about EVs.
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