In a spate of executive orders and other actions over the last several weeks, the new administration has moved to exert unprecedented control over independent regulatory agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory...more
3/3/2025
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Executive Orders ,
FERC ,
Government Agencies ,
OIRA ,
OMB ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Sunshine Act ,
Trump Administration
In a long-awaited decision in Restaurant Law Center v. US Department of Labor, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a US Department of Labor (DOL) regulation governing the way tipped employees are paid,...more
9/16/2024
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Ambiguous ,
Appeals ,
Chevron Deference ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Restaurant Industry ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tipped Employees
On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce—overruling the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine. The opinion is likely to set...more
7/3/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) ,
Regulatory Authority ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tribal Governments ,
Tribal-State Gaming Compacts
At the tail end of the 2023–24 term, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce—reversing the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine....more
7/1/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Government Agencies ,
Judicial Authority ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Relentless Inc v US Department of Commerce ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation