The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, decided Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), which involved challenges to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC or Commission) decision to grant a...more
6/24/2025
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Atomic Energy Act ,
Hobbs Act ,
Infrastructure ,
Judicial Review ,
Licenses ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission v Texas ,
Nuclear Waste ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Waste Management
President Donald Trump signed four separate executive orders (EOs) on May 23, 2025, intended to result in a quadrupling of U.S. nuclear energy capacity to 400 gigawatts (GW) by 2050, all while strengthening domestic fuel...more
5/29/2025
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Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Policy ,
Executive Orders ,
Infrastructure ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
Every law student learns that the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) outlines the default rules for how federal agencies propose and finalize regulations and how courts review them. But for many significant actions under the...more
4/4/2025
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Air Pollution ,
Appeals ,
Clean Air Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Judicial Review ,
NAAQS ,
NESHAP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS
As part of an ongoing spate of litigation, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) filed a motion to dismiss, on procedural grounds, in a case that challenges its authority to require construction and operating licenses...more
3/21/2025
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Appeals ,
Atomic Energy Act ,
Bodily Injury ,
Energy Policy ,
Final Rules ,
Hobbs Act ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,
Pending Litigation ,
Petition for Writ of Certiorari ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Split of Authority ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Interpretation