Trump's EPA rollback meets resistance EPA says it can’t regulate greenhouse gases — NRDC, Earth Justice and 24 Democratic-majority states beg to differ Salon · Mar 25
Lucia di Lammermoor review – Jennifer France is a delight in touching and convincing Donizetti staging The unforced warmth of France’s heroine wins the audience’s sympathy from the outset in Cecilia Stinton’s thoughtful new staging of the bel canto bloodbath The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
TSMC to Receive $6.6B Under US CHIPS Act, Set to Build 2nm Fab in Arizona TSMC has entered into a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, securing up to $6.6 billion in direct funding and access to up to $5 billion in loans under the CHIPS and Science Act. With this latest round of support from the U.S. government, TSMC in turn will… AnandTech · Apr 8, 2024
Prof. Thomas Merrill on "Does Chevron Mandate Brand X?" I'm delighted to pass along this item from Prof. Thomas Merrill (Columbia), whom readers might remember as a guest-blogger from a couple of years ago, and who is the author of The Chevron Doctrine: Its Rise, and Fall, and the Future of the Administrative State (2022): In Loper Bright Enterprises… Reason · Feb 22, 2024
SCOTUS looks at Chevron—but what exactly does that mean? Welcome to the Tuesday, January 30, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jan 30, 2024
SCOTUS hears oral argument in challenge to Chevron deference The United States Supreme Court on January 17, 2024, heard oral argument in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce—two consolidated cases challenging an agency’s interpretation of a federal fishery law that could affect future applications of Chevron deference by the federal courts. Ballotpedia · Jan 19, 2024
A Supreme Court ruling on fishing for herring could sharply curb federal regulatory power Fisheries regulation might seem to be unusual grounds for the U.S. Supreme Court to shift power away from federal agencies. But that is what the court seems poised to do in the combined cases of Loper Bright Enterprises vs. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. vs. Department of Commerce. The cases are… The Conversation · Jan 10, 2024
Biden and American business must mobilize for the economic conflict with China Winning this economic struggle will require transformative action from both Washington and corporate America. Fortune · Dec 12, 2023
SCOTUS strikes down student debt cancellation plan, takes up case on agency enforcement authority 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. Ballotpedia · Jul 20, 2023
Pennsylvania Democrats, Republicans to pick state supreme court nominees on May 16 Welcome to the Monday, May 8, Brew. Ballotpedia · May 8, 2023
SCOTUS to hear case challenging Chevron deference The U.S. Supreme Court on May 1, 2023, agreed to hear Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo—a case that could curb or clarify future applications of Chevron deference by the federal courts. Ballotpedia · May 5, 2023
Supreme Court to decide major case on federal rule-making power - Roll Call The Supreme Court will decide a challenge over how courts assess federal rule-making, setting up a major case on executive agency power. Roll Call · May 1, 2023