Whakakīhia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko Smith tētahi o ngā kaiwhakawa e toru i runga i tētahi rōpū i rongo i te tono ki "Hornbeck Offshore Services LLC v. Salazar", he take e whakahe ana i te ono marama o te U.S. Department of the Interior's moratorium on exploratory drilling in deep water that was adopted in the wake of the
te rerenga hinu i muri mai. Kua whakakahoretia e te kōti iti ake te whakakorenga a te Tari o te Rūnanga o te Rūnanga o Rūnanga hei mahi ā-roto, ā, kua whakakahoretia e te rōpū o te Fifth Circuit te tono ohorere a te kāwanatanga kia whakamutua te whakatau a te kōti iti ake i te wā e tatari ana ki te tono.