April 25, 2024
A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision on when people can challenge federal regulations could put the breaks on lawsuits against old tax regulations just after the U.S. Tax Court invalidated a 1986 conservation easement rule.
March 26, 2024
A war of words Tuesday at the U.S. Supreme Court over access to abortion medication marked a climactic moment after a lengthy legal slugfest. But probing questions from Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson illustrated that the main event for reproductive rights was also simply a single round in a much larger fight over the government's regulatory powers.
February 21, 2024
In the U.S. Supreme Court's latest battle royal over administrative powers, left-leaning justices at oral arguments Tuesday openly suggested that the landmark legal doctrine underpinning modern rulemaking might soon shrivel up, clearing the way for industry-led challenges to regulations on the books for decades.
February 16, 2024
A North Dakota truck stop's long-haul quest to save on bank card fees reaches the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a case that could hand businesses a double-edged sword with which to hack away at even decades-old regulations.
February 16, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court will be closed Monday for Presidents Day and will begin a short oral argument week on Tuesday, during which the justices will consider the deadlines for challenging a federal agency's action and bringing copyright infringement claims.
January 01, 2024
Game-changing environmental law decisions are on tap for 2024, from two U.S. Supreme Court cases that could make important changes to the practice of administrative law to more rulings on the extent of the federal government's jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.
December 19, 2023
The Federal Reserve has told the U.S. Supreme Court that it risks opening the door to a slew of "belated challenges" to federal agency regulations and actions if it allows a North Dakota convenience store to proceed with a lawsuit challenging a 2011 regulation capping debit card interchange fees.
November 21, 2023
A North Dakota convenience store has garnered support in its U.S. Supreme Court appeal that claims the Eighth Circuit unfairly shortened the six-year statute of limitations for suing the U.S. government, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 18 states and other organizations filing amicus briefs on the side of the retailer.
October 12, 2023
The Third Circuit has decided to pause an appeal over a U.S. Department of Labor decision that effectively makes home health care workers eligible for overtime pay by narrowing the scope of an exemption, and wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a case with similar timeliness questions.
September 29, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday that it will hear a retailer's appeal over the timeliness of its lawsuit contesting a Federal Reserve regulation on debit card swipe fees, taking up a case that could open the door to new legal challenges to older agency rules.