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Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality—A Nut Case?

In Port Arthur Community Action Network (PACAN) v. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the Texas Supreme Court clarified the statutory definition of “Best Available Control Technology”(BACT) under the Texas Clean Air...more

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Client Alert: Independent Agencies Under a Microscope—What Are the Implications for FERC?

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In his second week in office, President Trump fired Gwynne Wilcox (a member of the NLRB). The firing was communicated by an email sent from the Deputy Director of the Office of Presidential Personnel with a statement from the...more

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Composition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the New Administration

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With President-elect Trump poised to take office, some in the energy sector are considering what this means for the composition of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)....more

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Loper Bright’s Potential Effects on “Chevron-Like” Deference Doctrines

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On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court sent shockwaves across the administrative law landscape when it handed down Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overruling the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine and its two-step framework...more

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What's Next for the Regulatory Landscape Post-Chevron?

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For nearly 40 years and in more than 18,000 judicial opinions, federal courts have used the Chevron doctrine to defer to an agency's reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous statute. On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court...more

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Beyond Chevron: The Future Of FERC’s Authority In A Post-Deference Era

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overruled Chevron in Loper-Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, fundamentally altering the judicial approach to agency interpretations of the law, particularly when assessing an agency’s scope...more

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The Top 10 Takeaways for Businesses from the Supreme Court’s Three Big Administrative Law Decisions in 2024

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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SCOTUS Overrules Chevron Deference in 6-3 Ruling

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On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) overruled its prior decision in Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council (“Chevron”) in a 6-3 vote in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo,...more

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Supreme Court Takes on the Chevron Doctrine

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On January 17, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in tandem cases Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc., et al. v. Dept. of Commerce, et al., which ask whether the court should overrule one of...more

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D.C. Circuit Ends FERC’s Use of Tolling Orders to Delay Judicial Review, Leaves More Questions than Answers

On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”), sitting en banc, upended decades of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the “Commission”) practice. Allegheny...more

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FERC Asserts Authority: Declaratory Order Says Eminent Domain Exempted From State Sovereign Immunity

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In a recent declaratory order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) asserted the right of its certificate holders to “exercise eminent domain authority over state-owned land.” The Natural Gas Act (“NGA”) provides...more

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