The PCAOB has spent the past few months fighting for its existence – and it’s still an open question whether it will succeed. The audit overseer notably fended off an attempt by Congress to shut it down this summer, only to have SEC Chairman Paul Atkins move to oust its leadership and curtail its spending…

The Freedom of the Press Foundation is urging the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its decision to uphold the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s “gag rule,” arguing that preventing settling parties from speaking out harms the public’s right to know what is happening inside the agency…

A legal challenge to a USDA mandate requiring electronic identification tags for certain beef cattle, bison and dairy cows moving across state lines will continue after a federal judge on Tuesday denied a USDA motion to dismiss the case brought on behalf of cattle producers. The rule that took effect on Nov. 5, 2024, requires visibly…

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) Judge Pauline Newman has filed a petition for rehearing en banc with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, which in August affirmed a district court’s dismissal of her case against CAFC Chief Judge Kimberly Moore for suspending her from judicial duties. Despite the loss, the D.C. Circuit’s opinion…

The New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) has filed a petition for en banc rehearing in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation of the hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) market under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020. The request follows a panel decision that denied relief…

A Georgia refrigerants company is asking for another shot to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of a 2020 law mandating an 85% reduction in hydrofluorocarbon consumption by 2036, requesting an en banc rehearing from the D.C. Circuit after a panel unanimously rejected its challenge last month…