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Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies

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But in the years since then, it became one of the most important rulings on federal administrative law, cited by federal courts more than 18,000 times. Going forward, judges will be charged with interpreting the law faithfully, impartially, and independently, without deference to the government.

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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

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New York maintains that the terms of the compact provide that only Congress can repeal it and that, insofar as the compact represents a federal statute, its breach violates federal law. In earlier litigation, the Waterfront Commission sued the New Jersey governor to prevent him from enforcing the law. However, the U.S.

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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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In an article published in 2014, law professor Thomas Merrill suggested that the Chevron decision was not regarded as a particularly consequential one when it was issued. But in the decades since then, it became one of the most significant rulings on federal administrative law, cited by federal courts more than 18,000 times.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 147.

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