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Prequel to Loper Bright Shows What Decisions May Look Like After Chevron’s Demise

In Garland v. Cargill, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) exceeded its statutory authority by issuing a rule that classifies bump stocks as “machineguns” under the...more

Supreme Court Opens the Door to More Rule Challenges by Extending Accrual Date for APA Cases

In Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the U.S. Supreme Court held the six-year statute of limitations under 28 U.S.C. §2401 for challenging federal agency action under the Administrative...more

New Developments on the FTC Noncompete Ban: Ryan, LLC v. FTC Decision

On July 3, 2024, in Ryan v. Federal Trade Commission, a district court in the Northern District of Texas preliminarily enjoined the implementation and enforcement against the plaintiff and plaintiffs-intervenors of a Federal...more

Supreme Court Holding That SEC Actions Seeking Civil Penalties for Securities Fraud Must Be Heard by a Jury Calls Into Question...

In Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, the U.S. Supreme Court held that “the Seventh Amendment entitles a defendant to a jury trial when the [Securities and Exchange Commission] seeks civil penalties against him...more

SCOTUS Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Mandatory Repatriation Tax, Holding It Applies to Realized but Undistributed Income of...

In Moore v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Repatriation Tax (MRT), holding that the MRT does tax income — the realized earnings of foreign corporations — and thus is...more

NLRB Must Satisfy Traditional Preliminary Injunction Standards To Secure Section 10(j) Relief Against an Employer Pending...

In Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) must satisfy the traditional preliminary injunction standard established in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense...more

Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Analyzing National Bank Act Preemption

In Cantero v. Bank of America, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the standard for analyzing whether the National Bank Act (the NBA) preempts state laws regulating banks chartered under the NBA. In doing so, the Court rejected...more

FTC Ban on Noncompetes Now Slated To Take Effect on September 4

The Federal Trade Commission’s final rule broadly banning noncompete clauses between employers and workers, released on April 23, 2024, was published in the Federal Register on May 7, so the ban will take effect on September...more

FTC’s Final Rule Banning Worker Noncompete Clauses: What It Means for Employers

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in a 3-2 vote, issued a final rule that bans noncompete clauses between workers and employers as “unfair method[s] of competition” under Section 5 of the FTC Act, subject...more

The Evolving Landscape of Administrative Law

One of the most significant areas of the law for businesses is administrative law. From questions about a new industry-specific regulation to marshaling a defense against enforcement proceedings, any entity that is subject to...more

Supreme Court Holds Lanham Act Attaches Only to Liability for Domestic Uses in Commerce

On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the petitioner in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. However, the justices were divided 5-4 as to the precise reasoning and what facts...more

Supreme Court Sharply Limits Applicability of Rogers v. Grimaldi Test for Trademark Infringement

On June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the petitioner in Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC. The Court held that a heightened standard for trademark infringement applied by many...more

Supreme Court Addresses Copyright Fair Use Defense in Goldsmith

On May 18, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of the respondent copyright holder in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Lynn Goldsmith et al., No. 21-869, analyzing the Copyright Act’s first fair...more

Supreme Court Grants Review on Proof Needed in Sarbanes-Oxley Anti-Retaliation Claim

The Supreme Court granted the petition for writ of certiorari in Murray v. UBS Securities LLC et al., No. 20-4202 (2d Cir. 2022), a case with important implications for claims brought under Sarbanes-Oxley’s anti-retaliation...more

SCOTUS Unanimously Endorses Early Challenge to Agency Proceedings, Limiting Enforcement Agency Power

The Supreme Court has made it easier to challenge the constitutionality of administrative tribunals housed at federal agencies. On April 14, 2023, the Court unanimously held in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade...more

Supreme Court Term May Upend Precedent, Push Back Regulation

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 term opened in October with another docket that is teeming with controversial issues, ranging from affirmative action in college admissions and third-party liability for social media posts to...more

West Virginia v. EPA: Implications for Climate Change and Beyond

Key Points - The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in West Virginia v. EPA limits the EPA’s options for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, but the agency can still pursue emission reductions at individual power plants and other...more

Fifth Circuit Holds SEC Proceeding Brought in Agency’s In-House Court Unconstitutional

Key Points On May 18, 2022, in Jarkesy v. SEC, No. 20-61007 (5th Cir. May 18, 2022), a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit identified three independent constitutional flaws in the administrative...more

The Evolving Telephone Consumer Protection Act Landscape Post-Duguid

Key Points Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) litigation continues to pose significant risks to businesses that use calls, texts and faxes to engage with consumers. The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in...more

Issues on the Horizon at the US Supreme Court: 2022 and Beyond

Takeaways - Litigants will ask the Court to rule on an array of matters growing out of the COVID-19 pandemic, beyond challenges to Biden administration’s vaccine policies. The preemption of state employment laws by...more

SCOTUS Rejects Intangible Statutory Injuries as Basis for Class Member Standing and Sets Stage for Renewed Emphasis on Standing at...

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez, holding long after a jury verdict that three quarters of a certified class of more than 8,000 Fair Credit Report Act (FCRA) class members lacked...more

Supreme Court Clarifies Basic Presumption Burden and Holds Courts Should Consider All Price Impact Evidence

On June 21, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, No. 20-222 (2021), that courts may consider at the class certification stage the generic nature of alleged...more

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