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US Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of FCC’s Universal Service Fund

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Key Takeaways - - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the FCC's Universal Service Fund (USF) scheme, ensuring its continued operation. - The Court rejected nondelegation doctrine challenges, finding Congress provided sufficient...more

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Top 3 Supreme Court Environmental and Administrative Trends of 2025

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Within this term, the US Supreme Court’s major environmental and administrative focus was on statutory text in its environmental and administrative decisions....more

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Podcast - Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA: The Intersection of Constitutional and Environmental Law

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In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series, presented by the Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Zach Pilchen, Brian Bunger and Rafe Petersen discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's...more

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Supreme Court restricts universal injunctions, but plaintiffs find a “workaround”

At the end of its 2024-25 term, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Trump v. CASA, Inc. that federal district courts do not have equity power to issue so-called “universal” (also known as “nationwide”) injunctions. At issue in...more

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Supreme Court Decision on Nationwide Injunctions Will Have Long-Term Impacts on Employers

At the end of its latest term last month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision regarding the ability of federal district courts to issue nationwide injunctions blocking executive branch regulations and executive...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Limits EPA Discretion in Landmark NPDES Permit Decision

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The Supreme Court’s recent decision in City and County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) 604 U.S. ____ (2025) significantly alters the regulatory landscape for NPDES permits under the Clean Water Act...more

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Circuit Split No More: U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FCC Universal Service Fund Authority

The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that held both Congress’s delegation of USF authority to the FCC and the FCC’s subsequent delegation of its authority to a private administrator...more

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How Could the Lower Courts’ Loss of Nationwide Injunction Power Impact Your Business?

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On June 27, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision on review of three federal court orders that have blocked—on a nationwide basis—implementation of President Trump’s executive order restricting so-called “birthright...more

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U.S. Supreme Court upholds FCC’s Universal Service Fund framework

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The Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) v. Consumers’ Research removed the uncertainty that hung over the FCC’s Universal Service Fund (USF) programs since July 2024, when the U.S. Court...more

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Has SCOTUS Pre-decided Whether the NRC Can License Private Off-Site High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage Facilities?

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in NRC v. Texas, issued an opinion holding that the State of Texas did not have standing to challenge a license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to a private entity,...more

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[Webinar] Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered? - July 15th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to present “Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered?,” a complimentary webinar reviewing changes to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) determinations in light of...more

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Supreme Court Limits Scope of Nationwide Injunctions—Is Nationwide Vacatur Next?

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In Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court significantly narrowed federal courts’ power to issue “universal” or “nationwide” injunctions—broad orders that bar the government from enforcing a policy against anyone, not just the...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Standing for Regulatory Challenges in Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20, 2025, issued a 7-2 decision in Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA, clarifying when stakeholders have standing to challenge an agency action based on market effects rather than direct...more

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SCOTUS Affirms Rules for Challenging Nuclear Regulatory Commission Licenses

In Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, a 6-3 decision authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Interim Storage Partners, LLC (ISP) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The case...more

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SCOTUS Rejects FCC Edicts: Courts are (Finally) Free to Interpret the TCPA

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In a highly anticipated decision with broad implications for Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) litigants, on June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v....more

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Supreme Court Allows Fuel Producers to Contest California’s Emissions Rules

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For decades, California has been granted unique deference in setting Clean Air Act (CAA) emissions limitations for California-sold vehicles through use of a state-specific waiver....more

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SCOTUS Continues to Limit Authority of Regulatory Agencies by Empowering District Courts to Reject FCC Interpretations

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Suppose an administrative agency issues a rule governing private conduct. And suppose no one uses an available judicial review process to challenge that rule before it takes effect. If that rule is then invoked against a...more

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Supreme Court Denies Certiorari to Decide FINRA Authority

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On June 2, 2025, the Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Alpine Securities Corporation challenging a D.C. Circuit ruling granting only limited, preliminary relief to Alpine. Alpine argued that...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Decides Nuclear Regulatory Commission Procedural Issue

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The U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, decided Nuclear Regulatory Commission v. Texas, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), which involved challenges to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC or Commission) decision to grant a...more

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SCOTUS Allows Private Company’s License for Stand-Alone Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facility

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On June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Nuclear Regulatory Commission, et al. v. Texas, et al., reinstated a license originally issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), permitting the storage of depleted...more

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Supreme Court decides interim storage case on procedural grounds in NRC v. Texas

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On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in NRC v. Texas to resolve a circuit split over the storage of spent nuclear fuel between the Tenth Circuit, D.C. Circuit, and Fifth...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Path for Nuclear License Challenges and NRC Authority

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The Supreme Court’s decision in NRC v. Texas gives nuclear energy generators and storage facilities, as well as NRC, the latest win in the decades-long struggle over used-fuel storage....more

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U.S. Supreme Court Instructs Courts to Provide "Substantial Deference" to Agencies in NEPA Cases

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On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, clarifying the standards for judicial review of challenges to agency action under the National Environmental Policy Act...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Limits Use of Environmental Review as a Roadblock

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On May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado (2025) 605 U.S. ____, the Supreme Court gave instruction that the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) “is a procedural cross-check, not...more

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Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County: Top Points

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Supreme Court aims to provide predictability by narrowing the scope of NEPA review - The Supreme Court’s latest ruling in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County marks a significant “course correction” in how...more

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