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The Administrative State, a Three-Legged Stool, the Supreme Court and FCC v. Consumers’ Research

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently handed down its decision in Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, a case involving the question whether Congress’s delegation of authority to the FCC to implement provisions...more

Venable LLP

New Executive Orders Declare “So-Called” Independent Agencies No Longer Independent

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Last week, President Trump issued two executive orders aimed squarely at upending the long-accepted authority and independence of certain federal agencies. The first order, Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies, derides...more

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In SEC v. Jarkesy, Supreme Court Leaves Open Constitutional Challenges Related to FTC Structure and Process

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In a much-watched case concerning the administrative state, on June 27, the Supreme Court decided in SEC v. Jarkesy that defendants facing a fraud suit by the SEC have a Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial in an Article...more

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Supreme Court Ruling Questions Constitutionality of FTC’s and SEC’s Administrative Adjudications Processes - Is OSHA Next?

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On April 14, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States opened the door for new challenges to the federal administrative state. In a unanimous decision in a pair of consolidated cases, Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade...more

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Supreme Court Clears the Way for Constitutional Challenges to SEC, FTC Administrative Forums in Federal District Court

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In Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC and SEC v. Cochran, the respondents in administrative agency enforcement actions brought suit in federal district court, challenging the constitutionality of each respective agency’s attempt to...more

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Supreme Court Expands the Path to Challenge the Authority of Administrative Agencies in Federal Court

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Consistent with federal courts’ recent pattern of limiting the reach of administrative agencies, the Supreme Court held on April 14, 2023, that a challenge to the constitutional authority of an administrative law judge...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Supreme Court's 9-0 Ruling Paves Way for Constitutional Challenges to Administrative Proceedings

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The U.S. Supreme Court on April 14, 2023, issued a unanimous opinion holding that federal district courts can consider constitutional challenges to administrative proceedings before such agencies issue final rulings. In Axon...more

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Supreme Court to Review the Structure of FTC's Proceedings and Procedures

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Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari on a case that has ramifications for the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) investigations into private industry. In Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade...more

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Federal Trade Commission Goes to the Supreme Court Again, This Time in a Constitutional Challenge

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If you had asked us last week, we would have predicted that the Supreme Court’s momentous AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC decision last year, in which the Court struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s nearly 50-year...more

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