U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Rivera v. Anderson

September 9, 2026

Summary

The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a coalition’s suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against Washington’s Energy Code, holding that both the State Building Code Council members and the Washington Attorney General are shielded by Eleventh Amendment sovereign immunity because they lack the requisite connection with enforcement of the Energy Code under Ex parte Young.