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The United States Supreme Court is the highest court of the United States and is charged with interpreting federal law, including the United States Constitution. The Court's docket is largely discretionary with only a limited number of cases granted review each term.  The Court is comprised of one chief justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate to hold lifetime positions. less -
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The demise of “Chevron Deference” on the federal level has also arrived in the Arizona state courts

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Changes in federal and many states’ laws (e.g., just last month in Arizona) may put industry on more equal footing with agencies when interpreting rules and permit terms. If agencies have overreached on these interpretations,...more

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DOL ESG Rule Withstands Demolition of Chevron Deference

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In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., leaving the doctrine of Chevron deference in rubble. The doctrine stated that, when a...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FedEx Defeats Government’s Loper Bright Gambit

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On February 13, 2025, a Tennessee federal district court handed FedEx Corporation its second win in a refund action involving the application of foreign tax credits to what are known as “offset earnings.”[1] Offset earnings...more

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Old Days – Memories of Equity Split Dollar in the Post-Loper Bright Era

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This article focuses on the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. (2024) and how it might apply to Split Dollar life insurance and possibly resurrect one of my favorite life...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Split D.C. Circuit Panel Holds that CEQ Lacks Authority to Issue NEPA Regulations

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On November 12, 2024, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Marin Audubon Society v. Federal Aviation Administration holding that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) lacks the authority to...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Opportunity Knocks – Litigating Financial Regulation in a Second Trump Administration

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During the Biden-Harris Administration, the relationship between financial institutions and their regulators chilled considerably. The financial services industry works daily with its regulators—especially through the...more

Goldberg Segalla

Did San Francisco Awaken the Ghost of the Chevron Doctrine? The Supreme Court Weighs In

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During the first week of oral arguments of its new term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard City & County of San Francisco v. Environmental Protection Agency. This case marks the court’s first look at the Clean Water Act following...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

The New Fiduciary Rule (52): The Loper Bright Decision and What it Means for DOL Exemptions (2)

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As I explained in my last post, Fiduciary Rule 51, I have been asked whether the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce et al. could affect the outcome of the litigation...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

The sky is not falling

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This summer, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled the Chevron deference in a 6–3 decision, holding that “Courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority.” As...more

Venable LLP

A "Tsunami of Lawsuits Against Agencies"? Taking Stock of the Post-Chevron Government Contracting World

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The U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overruled a 40-year-old case (Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.) that required courts to defer to agencies'...more

Carlton Fields

Outlook Dark for the SEC’s ESG Rule After Loper Bright

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For 40 years, the standard of review for agency rulemaking was set forth in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1984 decision in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. Chevron held that when a statute is silent or...more

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Supreme Court Decisions Curtail Regulatory Agencies’ Powers, Making It Easier To Challenge Rules

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 term is another chapter in the Roberts Court’s trend of shifting power away from administrative agencies and into the hands of courts....more

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Federal Circuit Rejects Google’s Bid To Shrink ITC Jurisdiction over Post-Importation Acts of Indirect Infringement

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In the wake of the Supreme Court’s elimination of “Chevron deference” in the Loper decision, many commentators have suggested that the ITC’s authority over unfair imports under Section 337 might be curtailed. See Loper Bright...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Chevron No More: The Impact on Benefit Plans

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce (Loper Bright), overturning Chevron U.S.A. Inc v. Natural...more

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In Rawat, DC Circuit construes the Code and regulations without deference, providing an example of statutory and regulatory...

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On July 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court of Appeals) released a decision in Rawat v. Commissioner (available here). The case considers whether the portion of a non-US...more

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Two Recent Supreme Court Decisions Could Dramatically Impact Health Care Regulatory Challenges at the Federal and State Levels

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For nearly 40 years, federal courts have been required to defer to an agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute, even if the court did not agree with that interpretation. This deference, commonly referred to as Chevron...more

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Dual registrant regulatory roundup - August 2024

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Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more

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The Net-Net: How the Supreme Court’s Administrative Law Rulings Could Transform the Tech Industry ‎

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This summer, the Supreme Court ended its term shortly after issuing game-changing rulings that modify the authority of federal agencies. Given the result of restraining agencies such as the FTC and FCC from interpreting and...more

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Anticipating the MHPAEA Final Regulations: A Word About Network Composition

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If our trade and industry sources have it right, we could see final regulations implementing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), as most recently amended by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021...more

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Destabilized But Not Yet Deconstructed: Analysis of This Momentous SCOTUS Term for the Administrative State

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The 2023-2024 Term of the United States Supreme Court will undoubtedly have far-reaching implications in a number of areas, but perhaps most significantly—at least for regular readers of the OSHA Defense Report blog—with...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Navigating the New Cybersecurity Regulatory Landscape Post-Chevron

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On June 28, 2024, in a landmark decision, the Supreme Court overruled the four decade old case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. This pivotal decision should spur businesses to recalibrate their existing...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Latest Supreme Court Term Presents New Challenges for SEC

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The Supreme Court’s most recent term has forced the SEC to face new realities regarding its powers. As has been widely publicized, the Supreme Court’s overruling of Chevron in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo highlighted...more

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Two U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Will Affect the Securities Industry

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The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently issued two opinions that are likely to have a longer-term effect on the way securities industry matters are handled. Juries, not the Securities Exchange Commission...more

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The Impact of the Dismantling of Chevron Deference on the Pending AHCA Lawsuit to Halt New Minimum Staffing Ratio Requirement

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Last month’s overturn of Chevron deference is widely expected to bolster the skilled nursing facility industry’s challenge to the newly imposed minimum staffing mandate.  On May 10, the American Health Care Association...more

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Client Alert: How Recent Supreme Court Decisions May Impact EHS Agencies and Regulations

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The Supreme Court’s recent term is likely to be remembered as one that significantly affected the long-standing roles and responsibilities of federal agencies, including the deference afforded to their interpretations of...more

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