Trump to appeal court ruling on offshore permit ban
RENews.biz|Feb 18, 2026
The Trump administration is appealing a federal court decision that invalidated a presidential memorandum freezing offshore wind permitting. The December ruling by Judge Patti Saris deemed the freeze unlawful, prompting the appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. This follows a lawsuit by 17 states and the District of Columbia, citing violations under the Administrative Procedure Act.
The Trump administration is appealing a federal court decision that invalidated a presidential memorandum freezing offshore wind permitting. The December ruling by Judge Patti Saris deemed the freeze unlawful, prompting the appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. This follows a lawsuit by 17 states and the District of Columbia, citing violations under the Administrative Procedure Act.
December ruling spiked 2025 Presidential Memorandum
The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched an appeal of a December federal court ruling that struck down Trump’s offshore wind permitting freeze.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson told a federal district court in Massachusetts that the administration would appeal an 18 December ruling from District Court Judge Patti Saris that ruled aspects of Trump’s January, 2025 presidential memorandum unlawful.
The appeal will be filed with the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Saris wrote in the December ruling: “An indefinite halt on issuing (or denying) all authorisations related to wind projects violates the statutory requirement that agencies must ‘proceed to …
... more [truncated due to possible copyright]December ruling spiked 2025 Presidential Memorandum
The administration of US President Donald Trump has launched an appeal of a December federal court ruling that struck down Trump’s offshore wind permitting freeze.
Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Gustafson told a federal district court in Massachusetts that the administration would appeal an 18 December ruling from District Court Judge Patti Saris that ruled aspects of Trump’s January, 2025 presidential memorandum unlawful.
The appeal will be filed with the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Saris wrote in the December ruling: “An indefinite halt on issuing (or denying) all authorisations related to wind projects violates the statutory requirement that agencies must ‘proceed to conclude . . . matter[s] presented to” them ‘within a reasonable time.’”
The ruling came after 17 states and the District of Columbia filed suit against Trump for violations under the Administrative Procedure Act.
The ruling was celebrated by the US offshore wind industry.