Supreme Court: Federal Removal Statute Is ‘Inconsistent’ With Equitable Tolling

( April 22, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that because the federal removal statute’s “text, structure, and context are inconsistent with equitable tolling,” Enbridge Energy LP’s removal to federal court of a lawsuit brought by the Michigan attorney general that sought to shut down a pipeline was untimely....