Ryan Hogan at Snell & Wilmer

Arizona Court of Appeals “Updates the Handbook” on Judicial Review of Agency Action

When operating a business, it is nearly impossible not to have to interact with state or other local government agencies. Decisions regarding permits, licenses, government contracts, workforce compliance, environmental...more

4/15/2025 / Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) , Administrative Proceedings , Appellate Courts , Chevron Deference , Due Process , Government Agencies , Judicial Review , Regulatory Authority , Statutory Interpretation , Substantial Evidence

Sixth Circuit Gives Insight on a Post-Chevron World: What the Set Aside of Net Neutrality Tells Us About Scope of Agency Power

We have previously written about two consolidated cases (Loper Bright and Relentless), in which the Supreme Court reversed a decades-old rule known as the Chevron doctrine. Broadly, the Chevron doctrine required courts to...more

3/10/2025 / Administrative Procedure Act , Chevron Deference , FCC , Judicial Review , Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo , Net Neutrality , Regulatory Authority , SCOTUS , Stare Decisis , Statutory Interpretation

Frederick Douglass Foundation, Inc., et al. v. District of Columbia: Recent Case Illustrates Importance of Governmental Compliance...

Equality under the law is a cardinal principle of the United States’ constitutional order. This principle extends to laws regulating speech. Specifically, the government does not get to single out a particular viewpoint and...more

3/6/2024 / Appeals , Attorney's Fees , Compliance , Constitutional Challenges , Enforcement , Fifth Amendment , First Amendment , Liability , Preliminary Injunctions

Relentless and Loper Bright - Oral Argument Postscript: SCOTUS Majority Appears Poised To End the Chevron Doctrine

The federal courts deference to government agencies expertise and discretion (called Chevron deference) may well be at an end. Wednesday's oral arguments on January 17, 2024, before the United States Supreme Court in Loper...more

1/22/2024 / Chevron , Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo , Oral Argument , Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce , SCOTUS

Gone Fishing: Will a Group of Fisheries Spell the End of the Chevron Doctrine?

For nearly four decades, the Chevron deference has been a hallmark of administrative law. This doctrine, under which federal courts defer to an agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute that the agency is charged with...more

1/17/2024 / American Hospital Association et al v Becerra Secretary Of Health And Human Services et al , Chevron Deference , Clean Air Act , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , National Marine Fisheries Service , Proposed Regulation , SCOTUS , West Virginia v EPA

Walking the Regulatory Tightrope: The Attorney-Client Privilege in an Intertwined World

Whether or not a client is involved in civil litigation, the target of a grand jury subpoena or some other request to produce documents, the attorney-client privilege serves as a powerful tool to shield sensitive matters from...more

1/30/2023 / Attorney-Client Privilege , Audits , Certiorari , Compliance , Dismissals , Internal Investigations , Risk Management , SCOTUS

Check Your Privilege: The Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies the Scope and Application of the Legislative Privilege in Fann v. Kemp

The ability to petition one’s leaders is long recognized regardless of the form of government. Ever since the Watergate Scandal, the United States has taken the lead on transparency in governmental acts and the interaction...more

12/2/2022 / Appeals , Audits , AZ Supreme Court , Compliance , FOIA , Legislative Privilege , Proposed Legislation , Public Records , Rules of Civil Procedure , Transparency

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