SCOTUS smacks down EPA's outrageous abuse of power And it was a unanimous ruling. We're all cheering, but it has to be asked why, when this was such a no-brainer. Basically, the EPA was denying the Sacketts the right to take their case to court without risking huge daily fines. It was essentially blackmail against challenging the agency's ruling which was absurd on its face. The main question we should all be asking is why this had to go to the Supreme Court to get overturned.