A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The Impact of the Election on the CFPB: What to Expect on Key Regulatory Issues During Trump 2.0
The Congressional Review Act – A Critical Tool for the New Administration
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Post-Election Insights: Impacts on the Banking and Consumer Financial Services Industry
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: What Banking Leaders Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling That the CFPB’s Funding Mechanism is Constitutional Part II
Is the Once in, Always in Policy Finally Dead? EPA’s controversial “Once in, always in, Rule” (Once in Rule) was recently rescinded under the Congressional Review Act, a statute which gives Congress the authority to...more
Now that the 119th Congress has been sworn in, attention turns to how the Republican-controlled House, Senate, and White House will use the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA creates a review period in which Congress can...more
On May 20, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a final rule listing the dunes sagebrush lizard (“DSL”) as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”).1 The change in the DSL listing status, which...more
Recent news that the Democrats flipped both U.S. Senate seats in Georgia’s run-off election means that the Democrats have enough votes to add the Congressional Review Act (CRA)[1] to the tools that could be used to advance...more
News stories and campaign rhetoric frequently create expectations of immediate shifts following an administration change, but most changes in the federal government happen slowly, and the constraint on resources and time...more
Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration on January 20, 2021 as the forty-sixth President of the United States could usher in a sweeping period of environmental regulatory changes vastly eclipsing those of his immediate predecessor...more
On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Army Corps”) released a pre-publication version of its final rule reissuing and modifying a subset of its suite of nationwide permits (“NWPs”), including those used for...more
The last few weeks have yielded a number of interesting developments in the Federal courts. FEDERAL COURTS OF APPEAL - In re Flint Water Cases - Several local and State of Michigan officials, including the former governor,...more
Earlier this year, Freedom Partners, a conservative advocacy group, released A Roadmap to Repeal containing a list of former President Barack Obama's regulations that the group argued should be repealed quickly after the...more