Nebraska court, in default ruling, says law used to sanction state route of Keystone XL oil pipeline is valid. (courtesy TransCanada) OMAHA, Jan. 9 (UPI) — In a mixed decision, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday the legal premise used to sanction the route for Keystone XL was permissible. In a long awaited case on the route of the Keystone XL pipeline, the Nebraska Supreme Court cleared one of the remaining hurdles in a battle that began when TransCanada first applied to build the project more than six years ago. Lancaster County District Court Judge Stephanie Stacy in February ruled a state law granting power of eminent domain to former Gov. Dave Heineman was unconstitutional. State law LB 1161, passed in 2012, gave the governor authority over the Keystone XL route from Canada through the state instead of the Nebraska Public Service Commission. Environmental campaigners pressured pipeline planner TransCanada […]