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Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Parish - Federal Officer Removal Jurisdiction

The Supreme Court reversed the Fifth Circuit, holding that Chevron's wartime crude-oil production sufficiently relates to its wartime avgas refining under the federal officer removal statute. The Court interpreted the 'relating to' standard broadly, finding Chevron's crude oil production was indispensable to its military avgas refining contract, permitting removal to federal court despite the suit targeting production methods rather than refining directly.