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Bipartisan AGs At Attention on Veterans’ Education Benefits

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A bipartisan coalition of 52 AGs filed an amicus brief in Yoon v. Collins, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, in support of two veterans and their families who challenged the denial of G.I. Bill...more

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District court allows CFPB to withdraw its amicus brief, but requires it to remain on docket

On February 20, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New Jersey granted the CFPB’s motion to withdraw its amicus brief, but denied the Bureau’s request to strike the brief from the record. The CFPB submitted...more

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Amicus Brief Filed for 10 National Industry Organizations to Uphold District Court’s Order Setting Aside the FTC Noncompete Ban

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The fight to resurrect the FTC’s Final Rule (the “Final Rule”) banning noncompetes continues in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In August 2024, mere days before the Final Rule was to take effect, Judge...more

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MVA team files amicus brief in the Supreme Court on the future of the Chevron Doctrine

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In its 2023 term the U.S. Supreme Court will consider the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, No. 22-451, in which the appellants have asked the Supreme Court to reverse decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural...more

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Respondents file brief urging SCOTUS not to overrule Chevron

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The Secretary of Commerce and the other respondents in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo have filed their merits brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court not to overrule its 1984 decision in Chevron,...more

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45 amicus briefs filed with SCOTUS in support of petitioners seeking to overrule Chevron

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45 amicus briefs have been filed with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo. The petitioners are urging the Court to overrule its 1984 decision in Chevron,...more

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The Supreme Court Majority Prepares to Bury Chevron; Is There Anyone Left to Praise It?

Earlier this week, the Supreme Court accepted cert. in Lopez Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which presents a straightforward challenge to the continuing viability of Chevron...more

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Cert. Roundup

The American Bar Association (“ABA”) filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of the petitioner in Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., No. 18-1233....more

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Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois Filed Amicus Brief Challenging Review of Tax Tribunal Decisions

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Jones Day filed an amicus brief in the Illinois Supreme Court on behalf of the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois regarding the standard of review for Illinois Tax Tribunal decisions. On behalf of the Taxpayers' Federation...more

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Uber Driver Jumps Into Grubhub Battle: 3 Things You Need To Know

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The Grubhub misclassification battle, which has dominated gig economy headlines for the past year or so, has taken another interesting turn. An Uber driver has jumped into the fray, offering his opinion about why the 9th...more

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Banc Robbery! Crunch’s Petition for Re Hearing En Banc Denied by Ninth Circuit in Marks

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Breaking news on the infamous Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC case that rewrote the definition of an automated telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) to include devices that have the capacity to store numbers to be dialed (i.e....more

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Consumer advocacy groups, members of congress, and legal scholars file amicus briefs in support of the CFPB’s constitutionality

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Several individuals and organizations filed amicus briefs in support of the CFPB in the en banc rehearing in the PHH case. Among the amici is a brief filed by current and former members of Congress, including Chris Dodd and...more

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TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC -- 98 Professors Chime In

As we reported last week, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC case on Monday March 27. In that previous report, we covered the background of the case, and...more

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DOJ Argues that CFPB Structure is Unconstitutional

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On March 17, 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an amicus brief in PHH Corp. v. CFPB, No. 15-1177 (D.C. Cir.), in which it argued that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) single director structure is...more

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Justice Department Tells Court CFPB is Unconstitutional

The Department of Justice has filed an amicus brief in the case of PHH Corp. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and is scheduled for...more

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Trump’s DOJ supports striking Cordray’s removable-only-for-cause protection from Dodd-Frank

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The DOJ submitted its amicus brief in the PHH case on Friday, March 17.  We have blogged extensively about this case since its inception. Unsurprisingly, the Trump DOJ supports striking from Dodd-Frank the...more

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PHH files opening en banc brief; seven supporting amicus briefs filed

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On Friday, PHH filed its opening en banc brief with the D.C. Circuit in the rehearing of its appeal of Director Cordray’s June 2015 decision that affirmed an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) recommended decision concluding...more

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D.C. Circuit grants motion of U.S. for leave to file amicus brief in PHH by March 17; denies motions to intervene

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The D.C. Circuit has entered an order granting the unopposed motion of the United States for leave to file an amicus brief in PHH by March 17, 2017.  As we previously observed, the motion appears to signal the DOJ’s intention...more

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Motion filed by U.S. seeking leave to file amicus brief by March 17 signals support for PHH

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The United States, at the Solicitor General’s request, has filed an “unopposed motion” with the D.C. Circuit for leave to file an amicus brief in PHH by March 17, 2017.  The motion states that both PHH and the CFPB have...more

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Members of Congress, consumer advocates file amicus briefs supporting CFPB’s petition for rehearing en banc in PHH case

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A group of 21 current and former members of Congress and a group of 10 consumer advocacy organizations have filed amicus briefs in support of the CFPB’s petition filed with the D.C. Circuit seeking a rehearing of its decision...more

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