News & Analysis as of

Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo Administrative Procedure Act

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Minute: A Year After Loper Bright: Lessons From a Legal Shake-Up

K&L Gates LLP on

What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the US Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old doctrine established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.,...more

Robinson+Cole Environmental Law +

“Once In, Always In” for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Back to the Grave

After a few decades of uncertainty and “it’s-alive-it’s-dead-it’s-alive” swings, EPA’s “once in, always in” (OI/AI) policy is once again dead. And this time, it seems very dead....more

Alston & Bird

Eighth Circuit Applies Loper Bright in Zimmer Radio v. FCC: What It Means for Environmental Law

Alston & Bird on

The implications of the Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision overruling Chevron deference are becoming clearer. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines how the Eighth Circuit’s Zimmer decision paves the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

ND District Court Invalidates Longstanding Debit Card Interchange Rule

Ballard Spahr LLP on

On August 6, 2025, in Corner Post, Inc. v Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota (the “Court”) granted Corner Post’s motion for summary judgment, finding...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Does Loper Bright Simply Not Matter to the D. C. Circuit When It Comes to the NLRB? Will the Supreme Court Weigh In?

Husch Blackwell LLP on

On July 31, 2025, Hood River Distillers, Inc. filed a petition for writ of certiorari imploring the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling of the D. C. Circuit. The D. C. Circuit had affirmed a National Labor Relations Board...more

Benesch

Post Loper Bright, Courts Differ on How to Handle Skidmore

Benesch on

For 40 years, courts applied the precedent set by the United States Supreme Court in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. National Resources Defense Council, Inc. by deferring to administrative agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes....more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EPA Introduces Rule To Repeal Endangerment Finding

On Tuesday July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a proposed rule to repeal its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from new motor vehicles contribute to pollution and endanger...more

Mayer Brown

In Neurelis v. Brenner, The FDA’s “Indication-Specific” View of Orphan Exclusivity is (Again) Struck Down

Mayer Brown on

The legal battle over the scope of orphan drug exclusivity continues, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has recently lost a second case concerning the exclusivity provisions of the Orphan Drug Act (“ODA”)....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Supreme Court’s McLaughlin Decision Creates Uncertainty for FCC Orders on the TCPA and Much More

Wiley Rein LLP on

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. marks a sea change for judicial review of Federal Communications Commission (FCC) orders, and creates both risks and...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Eighth Circuit vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Rule in Custom Communications v. FTC

Just days before it was scheduled to take effect, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) amended Negative Option Rule, commonly known as the “Click-to-Cancel” Rule (Rule), was vacated by the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

5 Steps To Promote Durable, Pro-Industry Environmental Regs

Balch & Bingham LLP on

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's March 12 announcement of 31 deregulatory initiatives may seem like a major shift. But most of these actions require reconsideration of existing rules — a process that is governed...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Why Does the TCPA Equal Chaos? The US Supreme Court Opens FCC Orders to New Challenges

Troutman Pepper Locke on

On June 20, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., 606 U.S. —- — S.Ct. —- 2025 WL 1716136 (2025), addressing whether, under the Administrative Orders Review...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Leveling—or Blowing Up—the Hobbs Act Playing Field?

The Administrative Order Review Act (better known as the "Hobbs Act") grants "exclusive jurisdiction" to the federal courts of appeals to "determine the validity" of most FCC orders and rules and certain other agency orders....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

McLaughlin v. McKesson: Rebalancing the Scales Between Agency and Judicial Interpretation of the TCPA

Womble Bond Dickinson on

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court released a landmark opinion in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc., v. McKesson Corp., further reshaping the scope of judicial review of agency action. ...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Supreme Court: Hobbs Act does not require federal courts to defer to FCC

On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp., holding that the federal Hobbs Act does not bind district courts in civil enforcement proceedings to a...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Course Correction: U.S. Supreme Court Removed Roadblock for Railroad Construction Project, Requiring Substantial Deference to...

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on

A "Course Correction" of NEPA Review - In an 8-0 judgment, the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that had vacated the U.S. Surface Transportation Board’s (the “Board”)...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County: A Turning Point For The National Environmental Policy Act

Womble Bond Dickinson on

Last week, the Supreme Court issued its eagerly awaited National Environmental Policy Act decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County. We were not disappointed. ...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

PR Supreme Court’s Rejection of Agency Deference Gives Employers New Tools

Jackson Lewis P.C. on

The Puerto Rico Supreme Court has issued a landmark decision limiting the deference that Puerto Rico courts owe to administrative agencies’ legal conclusions. The ruling recalibrates the balance of power between courts and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

The 5th Circuit Rejects EPA's Nonattainment Designations in Texas; Don't Blame Loper Bright

On May 16, in Texas v. EPA, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected EPA’s nonattainment designation for two counties in Texas. What I find most interesting about the case is the reaction to it. Inside EPA (subscription...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

An Administrative State No Longer: How North Carolina May Reduce Executive Authority

Cranfill Sumner LLP on

The distinctions and relationships between the three branches of government—legislative, judicial, and administrative—are not static, but ever-changing, both at the federal and state levels. The separation of powers required...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The Trump Administration Issues Guidance to Repeal Regulations

On April 9, 2025, the Trump Administration issued guidance that calls for the massive repeal of regulations throughout federal agencies. The guidance cites multiple Supreme Court decisions, including Loper Bright Enterprises...more

BCLP

Presidential Memorandum Directing Agencies to Repeal Environmental Regulations

BCLP on

On April 9, 2025, President Trump directed federal agencies to repeal certain categories of regulations in his memorandum entitled Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations (“Memorandum”). In this Memorandum, President...more

Kilpatrick

4 Key Takeaways | The Top 10 Sales and Tax and Income Tax Cases

Kilpatrick on

Kilpatrick’s David Hughes recently participated in a panel titled - “The Top 10 Sales Tax and Income Tax Cases” - at the Council on State Taxation (COST) Annual Spring Meeting in New Orleans. David and his fellow thought...more

Vedder Price

President Trump Issues Executive Action Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations

Vedder Price on

On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a presidential memorandum (the order) directing the heads of all Federal agencies to identify unlawful or potentially unlawful regulations that clearly exceed the agency’s statutory...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Federal Wildlife Agencies Propose Rescinding Definition of “Harm” Under Endangered Species Act

On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service (Services) proposed a rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The proposed rule...more

424 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 17

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide