On February 19, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Deregulatory Initiative” (“the Deregulation EO” or...more
2/24/2025
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Chevron Deference ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) ,
Deregulation ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
A new petition for certiorari filed by the United States urges the Supreme Court to stop lower courts from ordering “universal” preliminary relief under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). In recent years, the federal...more
The Clean Power Plan is a program developed by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by forcing electric power generation to shift from coal-fired plants to renewable sources, such as wind and...more
7/12/2022
/ Chevron Deference ,
Clean Air Act ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Power Plants ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory History ,
SCOTUS ,
West Virginia v EPA
As the Trump Administration concludes its fifth month, industry is facing a changing regulatory landscape that offers both opportunities and challenges. In this period of transition, litigation under the Administrative...more
6/21/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Auer Deference ,
Chevron Deference ,
Executive Orders ,
Injunctions ,
Obama Administration ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Standing ,
Trump Administration ,
Waters of the United States