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Now that the dust has settled following the Supreme Court’s overhaul of administrative law through three late-term decisions, Akin litigators and policy advisors offer the most significant takeaways for businesses and...more
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On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the landmark case of Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. et. al. Interestingly, the Loper decision was rendered...more
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On May 29, the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an effort to vacate its recent final rule that will gradually phase out FDA’s long-standing policy of enforcement...more
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