Supreme Court Expands Federal Officer Removal for WWII-Era Coastal Operations Under SLCRMA

The Supreme Court held that oil companies' World War II-era crude oil production in Louisiana's coastal zone "related to" their federal contracts to produce aviation gasoline for the military, satisfying the federal officer removal statute's nexus requirement under 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a)(1). The decision vacates and remands the Fifth Circuit's affirmance of remand orders, allowing federal jurisdiction over Louisiana parishes' State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act claims challenging whether pre-SLCRMA uses were illegally commenced and thus ineligible for permitting exemptions.