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Fifth Circuit Rules FCC Enforcement Action Unconstitutional

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Key Takeaways - - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a $57 million fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against AT&T. - The court ruled the FCC's in-house enforcement proceedings...more

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Federal government appeals ruling of reinstating probationary employees

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On March 17, the federal government filed an emergency motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit requesting a stay of a district court’s temporary restraining order (TRO). As previously covered by InfoBytes,...more

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Federal Judge Clarifies Scope of Preliminary Injunction Enjoining President Trump’s DEI-Related Executive Orders

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On March 10, 2025, a federal judge in Maryland clarified the scope of the nationwide preliminary injunction that enjoins key portions of two of President Donald Trump’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)–related executive...more

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The U.S. Supreme Court Halted Judicial Deference to Federal Agencies’ Statutory Interpretations. What Comes Next?

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In June 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court sunk what remained of Chevron deference. Under that doctrine, tracing back to the 1984 decision Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense...more

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Will Jarkesy Be a Fatal Blow to Civil Enforcement in Administrative Agency Proceedings?

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The end of the Supreme Court’s recent term saw two major decisions in the field of administrative law: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. The Loper Bright decision, which...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Limits SEC’s Ability to Use Administrative Proceedings in Fraud Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court held that when the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeks civil penalties against a defendant for securities fraud, the Seventh Amendment of the U.S. Constitution entitles the defendant to a...more

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Chevron Overruled and SEC Enforcement Cabined: Any Impact at the ITC?

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For nearly 40 years, when a court found that a statute was ambiguous, it deferred to the reasonable interpretation of the federal agency administering the statute. This principle—known as Chevron deference, after the 1984...more

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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss? The End of Chevron Deference and Its Impact on Employee Benefits

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court published a landmark ruling that overturned decades of judicial deference to government agencies under the so-called Chevron doctrine. This decision fundamentally alters the landscape of...more

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This is the End … of Chevron Deference. What Does It Mean and What Comes Next?

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On June 28, 2024, in a maximalist decision that went further than even the most ardent opponents of Chevron deference thought possible, the Supreme Court finally and emphatically overruled Chevron deference, the watershed...more

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Landmark Supreme Court Decisions Restrain Federal Administrative Agency Power

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“Landmark” perhaps gets applied too often to court decisions these days, but the Supreme Court of the United States this week decided a pair of cases—Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Securities and Exchange Commission...more

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