BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden, calling his ban on offshore drilling illegal. On Jan. 6, President Biden banned oil or natural gas drilling from over half a billion acres of offshore waters. Biden used the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) to issue two memorandums to protect coastal areas from drilling. Murrill's lawsuit outlines reasons Biden "had no authority" to issue the memorandums. She believes the claim violates OCSLA, specifically under the major questions doctrine. The lawsuit states removing over half a billion acres of oil and natural gas drilling is major by any measure. The withdrawal would overrule OCSLA's drilling plan. The lawsuit also reports the Constitution's Property Clause gives Congress the power only to enact needed rules and regulations. Murrill believes no basis in OCSLA suggests Congress deemed it necessary to give the President authority to interrupt OCSLA's promise of oil and gas leasing. “Promises made, promise kept! I promised - and today I filed - a federal lawsuit challenging Joe Biden’s unlawful drilling ban," said Murrill. "Two weeks before Inauguration Day, Biden purported to ban virtually all oil and gas leasing along the Lower 48 States’ coastline and a significant portion along Alaska’s coastline. The ban is blatantly illegal! If upheld, it would dramatically harm our economy and livelihood. I will always defend Louisiana and American energy.” Murrill asks the Court to declare Biden's withdrawal unlawful, violates the Property Clause, exceeds Biden's authority and ban defendants from enforcing the withdrawal memos. Attorney Generals from Alaska, Mississippi, Georgia and Alabama joined Murrill's suit. Read the full suit here. Latest News Baton Rouge content creator braces for possible TikTok ban Kevin O'Leary says he's offering $20B cash for TikTok These are the best jobs of 2025: Indeed Traditions to superstitions: How Bills Mafia hope to help the team Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill files lawsuit against President Biden's offshore drilling ban