Trump DOJ & California HEADED for Supreme Court SHOWDOWN

Attorneys 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. Kabateck LLP: Call 1-844-74-CIVIL for a free case evaluation or visit us at https://www.kbklawyers.com/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920