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Executive Orders Two For One Rule

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Two for One Executive Order Addressing Regulations: Three States File Judicial Challenge

The states of Minnesota, Oregon, and California (collectively “States”) filed a Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against President...more

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District Court Inclined To Dismiss Action Challenging EO 13771

On February 26, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed, for lack of jurisdiction, a challenge to the President’s Executive Order 13771, and two guidance documents issued by the Office of Management and...more

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Shaking Things Up – The Trump Administration, Regulatory Change, and Administrative Law: Allan Gates (Mitchell Williams) National...

My law firm colleague Allan Gates undertook a webinar presentation for the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) titled: - Shaking Things Up – The Trump Administration, Regulatory Change, and...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Trump’s 2-For-1 Order: Still Arbitrary and Capricious After All These Months

In June, I posted about Foley’s brief in support of those challenging Executive Order 13771, the so-called “2 for 1” EO. By ignoring the benefits of existing and proposed regulations, the Order ignores the purposes behind...more

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Federal Agencies Scale Back Their Workplace Regulatory Ambitions

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During the prior administration, congressional gridlock prevented many significant labor and employment bills from advancing. Federal agencies picked up the slack, issuing several rules to help carry out much of President...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Trump’s “2 for 1” EO: Can You Say “Arbitrary and Capricious”?

On June 5, 2017, on behalf of our client, the Union of Concerned Scientists, Foley Hoag filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in the case challenging President Trump’s Executive Order 13771, the so-called “2 for...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Trump's Deregulation-Oriented Executive Orders: How Will They Impact Recent CFPB Regulatory Actions and Other Financial...

How will President Donald J. Trump's recent executive order—(i) the "one-in-two-out" cap on new regulations and (ii) the mandated review of existing financial regulations—impact financial regulation, including regulations...more

Williams Mullen

Environmental Notes - May 2017

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The Clean Power Plan (“CPP”), and its companion new source review rule, is the Obama Administration’s signature regulation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Among other things, it requires states to put...more

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Trump Administration Responds to Lawsuit Challenging “Two for One” Executive Order

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Last month we discussed President Trump’s recent executive order entitled “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” and the legal challenge that followed. The Order called for executive agencies to identify two...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

Presidential Actions on Regulatory Rollback: The Order of the Orders

Since his inauguration on January 20, 2017, President Trump has issued a number of presidential orders and memoranda relating to the reduction of regulation. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

Congress entered into its spring recess on April 7 having delivered regulatory reforms to President Trump’s desk. In the first 75 days of the Trump administration, legislators approved 13 Congressional Review Act resolutions,...more

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Trump Administration Issues Guidance On The “Two-for-One” Reduction In Regulations

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Last week, the Trump Administration issued guidance on Executive Order 13771, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” The guidance, published by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA),...more

Clark Hill PLC

Regulatory Reform: A Closer Look at Opportunities and Challenges

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Clark Hill's previous Alerts on the major regulatory reform initiatives launched by the Trump Administration covered the key points of those executive orders and directives. After assessment of the collective orders, this...more

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Regulatory Freeze on Tax Guidance Begins to Thaw While Scope of Regulatory Reduction Order Still Unclear

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On January 20, 2017, the White House issued a Memorandum freezing all new regulations (former President Obama issued a similar freeze at the start of his administration). In addition, on January 30, 2017, the President...more

Lowndes

Trump Directive to Reduce Regulations Could Benefit Businesses

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President Trump has made several public statements regarding his intention to reduce the regulatory burden facing businesses, and he has taken a key step in putting his policy into action. On January 30, 2017, President Trump...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What’s New in Washington: 10 Things You Need to Know

The Trump presidency is halfway through its first 100 days. The legislative and executive branches are under a unified Republican government for only the second time since the Eisenhower administration, and the GOP is seeking...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

Trump Executive Orders Create Uncertainty for Health Care & Pharmaceutical Industries

As we’ve previously discussed on Health Law and Policy Matters, agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) pushed through several final rules towards the end of the Obama Administration. However, since...more

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President Trump Signs Executive Order on Regulatory Reform

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President Trump signed the Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda executive order that will establish a task force and regulatory reform officer at each US federal agency, appointed by agency heads...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

President Trump's Most Recent Regulatory Reform Order

On Friday, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order targeting federal regulations. This new executive action, which is designed to enact the White House’s regulatory reform agenda, requires the heads of each...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

President issues executive order to enforce compliance with regulatory reform agenda

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As part of his 100-day action plan, the President promised to institute a regulatory moratorium by requiring that for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated. On January 30, 2017, the...more

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Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda: Bureaucracy Designed to End Bureaucracy

On February 24, 2017, President Trump issued an Executive Order–“Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda–that creates mechanisms designed to reduce bureaucracy. The Order, which advances the president’s campaign agenda of...more

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Executive Order Creating Steps for Regulatory Review and Reform Could Target Burdensome Employment Rules

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On Friday, President Trump issued an executive order, Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda ("the Order"), which calls for each federal agency to develop a regulatory reform task force to identify burdensome regulations for...more

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What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

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It has been a little less than a month since President Donald Trump took office, and employers are anxious to see what changes the new administration will make that will affect both businesses and employees. President Trump...more

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IRS Holding Off on Issuing Guidance

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In response to President Trump’s executive order requiring two regulations to be repealed for every new regulation issued and the regulatory freeze memorandum issued on Inauguration Day, an IRS official has stated that the...more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed at Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

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On January 30, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 13771, entitled “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs.” A link to Executive Oder 13771 appears here. The Order provides...more

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