Quick Guide to Administrative Hearings
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A federal district court judge in Texas has invalidated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) revised premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR), representing a potentially significant shift in...more
On February 12, 2026, Judge Jeremy Kernodle of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act filing requirements that went...more
On February 2, the union representing CFPB employees filed an en banc brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, urging the court to uphold the district court’s preliminary injunction preventing the executive...more
Administrative subpoenas have long been a powerful tool in the federal government’s investigative arsenal. Issued without prior judicial approval and requiring only minimal procedural safeguards, these demands for documents...more
The U.S. Supreme Court is currently considering consolidated cases that will determine whether President Trump has authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose tariffs....more
European competition investigations seldom unfold in straight lines. They expand, contract, and change direction as new facts surface and new actors enter the frame. ...more
Le 30 janvier 2026, la Cour d’appel fédérale (la « Cour d’appel ») a rendu une décision unanime dans l’affaire Canada (Procureur général) c. Coalition pour une utilisation responsable du plastique, rejetant la demande de...more
EarthJustice and several other organizations filed a February 5th Petition for Judicial Review (“Petition”) in the 19th Judicial District Court/Parish of East Baton Rouge appealing the Lousiana Department of Environmental...more
The Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and two other organizations filed a January 26th Complaint in the United States District Court of Montana challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (“EPA”) decision approving...more
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed a February 4th Complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”)...more
Procuring agencies enjoy considerable discretion when evaluating proposals, assigning strengths, and determining best value. In streamlined acquisitions, such as orders and blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) under the Federal...more
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (NJDEP) implementing regulations for the state’s landmark 2020 environmental justice law (EJ Law) have withstood appellate court scrutiny. In response to two...more
On January 30, 2026, the Federal Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) released its unanimous decision in Canada (Attorney General) v. Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, overturning the Federal Court’s November 2023 ruling (2023...more
Let’s rewind to December 6, 2024. A deal more than 25 years in the making, covering over 700 million people and a combined GDP approaching $22 trillion, became realized. Since then, the agreement has made notable...more
TPS continues for now. On Monday, a federal judge in the District of Columbia ruled that Temporary Protected Status for Haitian nationals will remain in place. However, we do expect the U.S. Department of Homeland...more
On January 28, 2026, the D.C. Circuit declined former National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) member Gwynne Wilcox’s request for en banc review of its prior decision upholding her termination...more
As of April 1, 2025, subsection 56(5) of the Trademarks Act requires parties to obtain leave to file additional evidence on appeal from decisions of the Registrar of Trademarks (the “Registrar”), which include decisions of...more
The Supreme Court of South Carolina (“SCT”) addressed in a January 28th Opinion an issue arising out of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. See Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League v. South Carolina Department of...more
The December 2025 Bid Protest Spotlight focuses on recent decisions of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Court of Federal Claims. Solvere Technical Group, LLC - In Solvere Technical Group, LLC, the GAO...more
In a published opinion filed January 14, 2026, the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed the Sacramento County Superior Court’s judgment denying the City of Vallejo’s (“Vallejo”) writ petition challenging the City of...more
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Trump v. Cook, involving the issue of whether the President may remove Lisa Cook as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board. Board Members may be...more
Under the Michigan Court Rules, a party who has failed to timely file a claim of appeal (or application for leave to appeal if the judgment or order was not appealable as of right) has the option of filing a late appeal....more
On December 26, 2005, the California Chamber of Commerce received an official Title & Summary from the Attorney General’s office for the Building an Affordable California Act (referred to here as the “Affordable CA”), and...more
The consultation aims to make jurisdictional thresholds more predictable, enhance the CMA’s political accountability, and improve interactions between businesses and the regulator....more
As many developers know, administrative approval of a request from a local zoning board can be an important step to making sure your project is approved in the timely manner that you desire....more