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With a Cert Grant in Relentless, Inc. v. Department of CommerceLoper Bright Gets Some Company, by Eli Nachmany

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo is no longer the only Chevron case that the Supreme Court will consider this term. The Court just granted certiorari in a new case—Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce—that will be argued in tandem with Loper Bright. Alongside resolving a recusal issue, adding Relentless to the mix could impact the way the Court approaches writing its […]

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Judge Kacsmaryk Shuts Down Frivolous Use of the Major Questions Doctrine, by Donald L. R. Goodson

The Northern District of Texas has received a lot of attention lately. But one recent ruling out of that court seems to be getting little notice: Utah v. Walsh. The decision is admittedly dry—it rejected a challenge brought by 26 states’ attorneys general to the Department of Labor’s 2022 Investment Duties Rule, which clarified the duties […]

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Time to Double Down on Uniform Pricing in U.S. Energy Markets

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Don’t it always seem to gothat you don’t know what you’ve got‘til it’s gone . . . . Joni Mitchell Currently used to clear supply and demand in all short-term auction energy markets, uniform or single-clearing in the form of location-based marginal cost pricing is the most economically efficient way to deliver least-cost energy to […]

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FTC v. Amazon Should Be Khan v. Khan, by Richard J. Pierce, Jr.

Lina Khan became famous by writing a student note titled “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox.”[1] She told a fascinating story about the evil practices of Amazon. She has now increased her fame by filing an antitrust action against Amazon in her role as Chair of the FTC. The FTC’s complaint tells another interesting story about the evil practices […]

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There’s Little Question Net Neutrality Is a Major Question, by Randolph May

With the Senate’s confirmation of Anna Gomez as the fifth member of the Federal Communications Commission, the Democrats finally have their long-awaited 3-2 majority. So FCC Chairman Jessica Rosenworcel didn’t waste any time in initiating a rulemaking proceeding proposing to reimpose “Net Neutrality” regulations on Internet service providers (ISPs) such as Verizon, Comcast, and dozens of others. […]

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The Little Tucker Act’s Statute of Limitations Does Not Govern Garden-Variety Pre-enforcement Suits Under the APA, by James R. Conde & Michael Buschbacher

The law known as the “Little” Tucker Act authorizes federal district courts to entertain small dollar civil claims against the United States, “in cases not sounding in tort.”[1] It also sets out a statute of limitations. As amended, the limitations period provides that “every civil action commenced against the United States shall be barred unless the […]

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Who Knew that NFTs Are the Regulatory Disinfectant We Need Right Now?, by Hermine Wong

Supreme Court Justice Brandeis once wrote: “[S]unlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” As applied to our administrative state, our government best serves the public when it operates in the open. Transparency through public notice of meetings and public participation in the regulatory process is our best tool to hold our public officials accountable. […]

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Fixed Income Securities and SEC Rule 15c2-11: History, Context, Uncertainties—and a Pathway Forward

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This Article discusses a topical legal issue in the areas of securities, corporate, and administrative law: an ongoing controversy regarding the SEC’s broker-dealer quoting rule, Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For the past fifty years, the rule has been understood to apply only to equity securities (primarily, penny stocks). But more […]

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The Major Questions Doctrine Is Not About Delegation, but Usurpation—And That Matters, by James C. Phillips

The U.S. Supreme Court has increasingly invoked the major questions doctrine to police the separation of powers, with a series of cases in the past few terms relying on the doctrine. Observers have noted that the rise of the doctrine appears to compensate for a long-comatose nondelegation doctrine that the Court is undecided on whether […]

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Consumer Protection for Online Markets and Large Digital Platforms

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This Article is part of a special issue comprised of a series of Articles prepared by a collection of economists and policy experts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union who have studied––and are committed to the improvement of––competition in digital markets. For other Articles in this issue, please click here.

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More Competitive Search Through Regulation

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This Article is part of a special issue comprised of a series of Articles prepared by a collection of economists and policy experts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union who have studied––and are committed to the improvement of––competition in digital markets. For other Articles in this issue, please click here.

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Fairness and Contestability in the Digital Markets Act

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This Article is part of a special issue comprised of a series of Articles prepared by a collection of economists and policy experts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union who have studied––and are committed to the improvement of––competition in digital markets. For other Articles in this issue, please click here.

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Equitable Interoperability: The “Supertool” of Digital Platform Governance

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This Article is part of a special issue comprised of a series of Articles prepared by a collection of economists and policy experts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union who have studied––and are committed to the improvement of––competition in digital markets. For other Articles in this issue, please click here.