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Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

The End of Chevron Deference Could Spell Trouble for EPA’s PFAS “Hazardous Substance” Rule

A recent Supreme Court ruling could further jeopardize EPA’s PFAS hazardous substance designation, as the agency is attempting to advance a novel use of delegated legislative authority to further regulate PFAS chemicals....more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

How the Supreme Court’s Loper Decision Overturns Chevron Doctrine and Impacts Employment Law

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The Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, __ U.S. __ (2024), overturning the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine, drastically reshapes administrative law....more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

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

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Mexico Prepares to Vote on Amendment to Streamline and Dissolve Government Agencies

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The Constitutional Law Committee (Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales de la Cámara de Diputados or CPC) of Mexico's House of Representatives (Cámara de Diputados), on July 25, 2024, published a schedule to analyze and approve...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Rent-to-Own Company Sues CFPB Over Authority to Regulate RTO Transactions

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Part 1 – The CFPB has no authority to investigate or sue Acima because, under Dodd-Frank and the appropriations Clause of the Constitution, it may only be funded out of combined earnings of the Federal Reserve System and...more

Mayer Brown

ERISA Cases in a Post-Chevron World

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo that upends a longstanding feature of administrative law—Chevron deference. In Loper Bright, the Court expressly overruled...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Supreme Court Overruling of Chevron Fuels Regulatory Uncertainty

On June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court sent shockwaves through the legal system by overturning one of the foundational precedents of American administrative law.  In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Court, in a 6-3...more

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Corner Post Magnifies Regulatory Uncertainty After Loper Bright

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In its last opinion of this term, the US Supreme Court in Corner Post v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System significantly extended the timeframe in which courts can review certain current and future regulations....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Chevron and Carry On July 2024 - The End of Chevron: Considerations for Private Equity, Banks and Investors

It’s been less than two full weeks since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its Chevron decision, yet the myriad impacts of the ruling have caused many of us to feel like it’s been much longer, as we’ve stretched each day weighing...more

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DOL Unveils Proposed Heat Illness Prevention Rule as Federal Agency Authority Faces Questions

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unveiled its long-anticipated proposed heat illness prevention rule, which would require employers to monitor excessive heat in the workplace and develop and implement...more

King & Spalding

Financial Services Regulation in the Post-Jarkesy World

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On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy. By a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court affirmed the Fifth Circuit’s ruling, holding that the Seventh Amendment prohibits...more

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Supreme Court Ends Judicial Deference to Agencies’ Regulatory Interpretation

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For the past forty years, governmental agencies enjoyed a strong deference by the courts regarding challenges to their legal authority to develop and implement regulations. This deference made it difficult for the regulated...more

Baker Donelson

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference: What's Next for FEMA?

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In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 40-year-old precedent that established what is commonly known as Chevron deference. The ruling fundamentally alters the balance of power between federal...more

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Supreme Court Overrules 40-Year-Old Chevron Deference, Restores Final Statutory Interpretative Power To Courts; Expect More...

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On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the United States Supreme Court reversed its 40-year-old decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, thereby restoring the judiciary’s final authority...more

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Supreme Court Issues Landmark Decision Upending Deference to Federal Agencies

On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States upended the 40-year-old doctrine whereby federal courts gave deference to administrative agencies’ reasonable interpretations of federal statutes. The ruling stands to...more

Baker Donelson

What the Supreme Court's "Chevron Deference" Ruling Could Mean for Health Care Law

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Baker Donelson recently published Anticipating SCOTUS Ruling on Chevron Deference – What to Know and Five Ways to Prepare explaining the United States Supreme Court's upcoming ruling which is expected to impact the regulatory...more

K&L Gates LLP

Quick Guide: Agency Deference Caselaw

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The US Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of the Chevron doctrine. As the legal community awaits this ruling, there has been heightened attention on how courts review agency decision-making across multiple dimensions,...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Upcoming Supreme Court Decisions Could Change the Landscape for Challenging Federal Agency Regulations

Three cases, all argued this term before the United States Supreme Court and likely to be decided in June, carry major implications for litigation between federal agencies and regulated entities.  Depending on the Court’s...more

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Small Business Lenders Score Big Relief: Texas Federal District Court Grants Nationwide Injunction Against CFPB’s Implementation...

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In a major victory for small business lenders, yesterday the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas granted motions filed by three groups of trade association intervenors to extend the court’s existing...more

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The Validity of More Than a Decade’s Worth of Federal Regulations Are at Stake as the U.S. Supreme Court Decides the...

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On October 3, 2023, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd., et al. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al., in which the Court was asked to...more

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Several Trade Associations Join Calls to CFPB to Stay Implementation of its Section 1071 Final Rule

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On August 18, the American Financial Services Association, Consumer Bankers Association, CRE Finance Council, Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Federally-Insured...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Sixth Circuit Rejects Constitutional Challenge to OSHA's Rulemaking Authority

Under constitutional law, the nondelegation doctrine prevents Congress from adopting laws that give administrative agencies overly broad discretion to adopt regulations that usurp its legislative authority. Recently, the...more

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The Ministry of Major Questions Is Open for Business

Now that Congress knows there is such a thing as the Major Questions Doctrine, what can Congress do about it? Think big or go home. In West Virginia v EPA, the Supreme Court faulted the EPA’s plan for shifting electric...more

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Mexico Promulgates the Organic Law of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration

On January 6, 2020, the Official Gazette of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación) published the Organic Law of the Federal Center for Conciliation and Labor Registration, which became effective on January 7, 2020,...more

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