( October 13, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 13 granted the United States’ motion for leave to participate in the Nov. 9 oral argument as amicus curiae in an appeal concerning whether the compensation a private pipeline company must pay in an eminent domain action carried out under the Natural Gas Act is controlled by the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or state law....