By Andrew H. Perellis and Craig B. Simonsen
In City of Arlington v. Federal Communications Commission, __ U.S. ___, No. 11-1545 (May 20, 2013), the Supreme Court re-affirmed the Chevron standard for deferring to an agency interpretation of an ambiguous statute even where the agency interpretation pertains to whether the agency possesses authority to act in the first instance. …
By Ilana R. Morady and Eric E. Boyd
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it has extended the deadline for the public to submit comments on its new Appliance Labeling Rule. The new regulations, which apply to residential furnaces, central air conditioners, and heat pumps, are mandated by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Act). The Act…
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