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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Constitutional Challenges Government Agencies

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White House Issues Memorandum Directing Federal Agencies to Repeal Regulations Deemed to be Unlawful Pursuant to Recent U.S....

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On April 9, the White House issued a memorandum directing federal executive departments and agencies to repeal regulations deemed unlawful pursuant to certain U.S. Supreme Court decisions. This directive aims to address...more

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Executive Order on Federal Agencies

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On February 18, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), entitled, “Restoring Democracy and Accountability in Government,” which asserts greater authority over all federal agencies, including those...more

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Trump Administration Asserts Control Over Independent Agencies

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The Trump administration has taken two actions that will dramatically increase White House control over federal commissions, boards, and officials that were previously considered independent. These actions are likely to...more

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Decoding the Independent Agency Executive Order: Implications for the Activities of Federal Agencies and Business Interests

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The Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies Executive Order (the “Independent Agency EO”), signed by President Trump on February 18, extends unprecedented direct Administration control over independent regulatory agencies,...more

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Trump Executive Order Requires Independent Agencies to Submit Regulations for Presidential Review

On February 19, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (the “Order”) mandating that independent agencies, including the SEC, the FCC, and the FTC, submit proposed regulations for presidential review before...more

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Executive Order Expands Presidential Oversight of Independent Agencies

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President Donald Trump recently signed a new executive order that confirms the administration’s legal position that so-called independent regulatory agencies operate under the control of the White House. Executive Order...more

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Executive Order deletes “independent” from “independent regulatory agencies”

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On Tuesday, the President signed a new Executive Order claiming that “independent” federal regulatory agencies, such as the SEC, shouldn’t really be so independent after all. Rather, the Order contends, they all should be...more

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Post-Chevron Insights and Resources

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On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the US Supreme Court overruled the decades-old Chevron doctrine. This decision means that courts must now determine the meaning of federal statutes and effectively...more

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SpaceX Exploration: Constitutional Challenge to NLRB Structure

Following several complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SpaceX has mounted a constitutional challenge against the structure of the NLRB. Specifically, SpaceX contends that NLRB administrative judges...more

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Two Blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court Decisions May Spell End of NLRB’s Expansion of Reach of NLRA as Well as How Agency Prosecutes...

The U.S. Supreme Court issued two blockbuster decisions last week, both of which likely will curtail the ability of federal agencies, including the NLRB, to prosecute cases and expand the law. In a 6-3 decision announced...more

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