Energy, Oil & Gas Alert — Legal and Regulatory Considerations for the Energy Sector
The U.S. Supreme Court’s narrowing of federal regulatory authority, heightened litigation risks, and state-level legal updates are reshaping compliance strategies.
Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Alert — Fast-Tracking Deregulation: The Risks of Bypassing Notice and Comment
On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued a memorandum titled Directing the Repeal of Unlawful Regulations, instructing federal agencies to roll back existing regulations the administration deems inconsistent with recent Supreme Court decisions.
The Journal Record — Gavel to Gavel: Recent Sixth Circuit Decision Tries to Fill in the Gaps from Loper Bright by Gerard D’Emilio
After the Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, lower courts were left wondering when, if ever, they defer. Recall: under Chevron, courts defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
Employment Alert – The FLSA’s Salary-Basis Test Post-Loper-Bright
When the United States Supreme Court junked the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine this past term in its Loper Bright decision, many in the legal community were wondering what the fallout would look like. Loper Bright liberated courts to freshly interpret statutes and eschew deference to agency interpretations, setting the stage for a flood of rulings invalidating regulations across the administrative state. A prime candidate for attack: the Department of Labor’s “Minimum Salary Rule.”
Employment Alert – Recent Supreme Court Decision Lowers Threshold for Employee Discrimination Claims – How to Mitigate Risk
Read on for tips to mitigate risk and make sure you are not caught unprepared.