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Alabama AG Steve Marshall, joined by 24 other Republican AGs, filed an amicus curiae brief urging the Supreme Court of Maryland to dismiss three consolidated climate lawsuits brought by Maryland local governments against...more
A lawsuit between KalshiEx LLC (Kalshi) and New Jersey state gaming regulators in the Third Circuit is testing the balance between federal commodities regulation and state authority regarding sports betting. Kalshi operates...more
In this episode of our special Regulatory Oversight: Solicitors General Insights series, Jeff Johnson is joined by Iowa Solicitor General Eric Wessan and Indiana Solicitor General James Barta to discuss their roles and...more
In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General) (Opsis), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed that the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity (IJI) remains an essential feature of Canada’s federal...more
The US administration issued the executive order “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach” on April 8, 2025, directing the US Attorney General to identify and challenge state- and local-level energy and climate...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a March 12th news release titled: EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History. EPA Administrator Zeldin announced 31 actions that the...more
A Monday night memorandum issued by the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) ordered federal agencies to “temporarily pause” all federal funding and other agency activities that “may be implicated by” the slew of executive...more
Efforts by the Executive Branch to shape and control regulatory output is nothing new. Beginning with the Nixon Administration, several administrations have issued Executive Orders (EOs) to limit or otherwise influence how...more
In our eighth State AG Pulse episode in season 4, we discuss the primary outcome in West Virginia as well as the remaining state AG primaries in Utah, Missouri, and Vermont. Chris Allen, Katen Bhirud, and Emily Yu then delve...more
A bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general (AGs) led by Connecticut AG William Tong has signed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule its 1972 Flood v. Kuhn decision and revoke the immunity from...more
The Cozen Lens- • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) made it through the shutdown showdown but has perpetually been at risk of losing his gavel. The best thing he has going for him though is that any successor might have...more
Federalism — the allocation between federal and state governments — is at the heart of American constitutional law. In a dispute related to the constitutionality of California state regulations dealing with pig farming, the...more
A coalition of 22 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE) in opposition to proposed standards that would ban the sale of gas stoves that do not meet certain requirements....more
Can claiming you broke the law get you out of a contract? Illegality And Unforceability- MedMen – a Canadian corporation, and one of the best-known names in marijuana – recently made headlines for pulling an old trick:...more
As we all know, a growing number of states have legalized marijuana use to varying degrees. In some states, medical marijuana is permitted, but not recreational. In some states, anything goes. In some states, including New...more
The 2023 Budget- Last week, the New York Legislature passed the State’s 2022-2023 Budget. The $220 billion Budget reflects an $8 billion increase over last year’s budget (a more than 3 percent jump). It is also $4 billion...more
On November 30, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order granting a preliminary injunction to block the enforcement of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors and subcontractors...more
Tucked away in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is a provision that prohibits states from using the $350 billion in state and local relief money to fund tax cuts. What does this mean for state tax policy? What does this...more
Is federalism alive and well? Has the federal government decided to give up “piling on” and “overfiling” in environmental enforcement actions? It seems so. On July 27, 2020, in an effort to promote federalism, U.S. Department...more
In the age of COVID-19, there is a renewed interest in the principles of federalism and the limits of federal power, including the power of the Federal Aviation Administration. More and more, commentators and legislators are...more
There has been much angst at the state level that EPA has not moved faster to develop drinking water or cleanup standards for PFAS. One of the states affected by the pace of EPA’s regulatory efforts is New Hampshire. Taking...more
The Alberta Court of Appeal, in a 4-1 decision, has ruled that the federal carbon pricing regime contemplated by the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, SC 2018, c12 s186 (the "Act") is unconstitutional, becoming the first...more
In a recent declaratory order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asserted the right of its certificate holders to “exercise eminent domain authority over state-owned land.” The Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) provides...more
Some companies subjected to environmental enforcement or cleanup actions may believe others should take the blame or share in the costs. When environmental consultants have been involved, the finger can point in their...more
Part of EPA’s FY 2018-2022 Strategic Plan is an emphasis on cooperative federalism in the compliance and enforcement process, with the goal being that states authorized, delegated, or approved to implement federal...more