Tag: checks and balances

  • Checks and Balances, December 2024

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    In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State stories: Commentary: Regulatory Tally: In Washington President-elect Trump announces Department of Government Efficiency creation What’s the story? President-elect Donald Trump (R) on Nov. 12 announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to advise the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on cutting…

  • 25 state attorneys general challenge Ninth Circuit ruling on citizen standing

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    In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State story: Commentary: Regulatory Tally: In Washington 25 state attorneys general challenge Ninth Circuit ruling on citizen standing  What’s the story? A group of 25 Republican attorneys general filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 28, challenging a United States Court of…

  • Congressional Republicans reintroduce REINS Act with new provisions

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    In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State story: Commentary: Regulatory Tally: In Washington Congressional Republicans reintroduce REINS Act with new provisions What’s the story? Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Sept. 18 reintroduced the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act in the 118th Congress…

  • SCOTUS blocks Department of Education rules on Title IX and student loans

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    In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State stories: Commentary: Regulatory Tally: In Washington SCOTUS blocks Department of Education rules on Title IX and student loans What’s the story? The Supreme Court ruled in August to temporarily block two Department of Education rules:  Title IX SCOTUS ruled 5-4 on August 16 to temporarily…

  • Fifth Circuit sends ESG rule to lower court following Loper Bright

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    In this edition of Checks and Balances: Federal stories: State stories: Commentary: Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Molly Nixon on the significance of SCOTUS’ Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for those seeking to challenge administrative actions. Regulatory Tally: In Washington Fifth Circuit sends ESG rule to lower court following…

  • SCOTUS decisions during term overturn Chevron, limit SEC adjudication proceedings scope, and more

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers monthly news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law since the last edition. This edition: In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the following…

  • SCOTUS dismisses challenge to FDA’s abortion pill regulations, strikes down bump stock ban

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers monthly news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law since the last edition. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the following…

  • SCOTUS upholds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding structure

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the…

  • Three states end judicial deference practices

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review consolidated lawsuits in the U.S. Court of…

  • SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenges to bump stock ban rule, EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan

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    The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law. This edition:  In this month’s edition of Checks and Balances, we review oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court…