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Justices Eyeing More Challenges to Agency Deference

January 23, 2020
Federal agencies haven’t had much luck at the U.S. Supreme Court lately, but it could soon get much worse. The justices are now considering taking up two cases that could dramatically limit when courts must defer to regulators about the meaning of statutes. Read the full article here.TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Gun Enthusiast Lobbies 10th Circuit to Block Bump-Stock Ban

January 22, 2020
Machine guns are prohibited under federal law. But what about bump stocks, a plastic accessory that can make a perfectly legal semi-automatic weapon behave like a machine gun? Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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States Urge 5th Circ. To Keep Ruling ICWA Is Unconstitutional

January 8, 2020
Texas, Louisiana and Indiana urged the full Fifth Circuit on Tuesday to reject a bid by several Native American tribes and the federal government to overturn a ruling that the Indian Child Welfare Act is unconstitutionally race-based, arguing that Congress’ power to legislate for tribes must be limited. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Beyond Chevron: The Fight to Kill Agency Independence

December 20, 2019
A new U.S. Supreme Court is giving conservative legal groups the confidence to look beyond “Chevron deference” and attack the independence of agencies like the Federal Communications Commission and Federal Trade Commission as part of their broader war on the administrative state. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Lawsuit: A federal agency answers to no one and can harass business owners into bankruptcy

December 20, 2019
A New Jersey lawyer who operates a debt-collection service has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying the agency is unconstitutional and has harassed her firm and its clients by seeking privileged communications. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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US Asks Justices to Skip Film Producers’ Tax Return Battle

December 10, 2019
The Supreme Court should decline an appeal by married movie producers who say witness testimony suffices as proof they timely mailed a tax refund request because they didn’t follow IRS rules requiring supporting documentation, the U.S. has told the court. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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