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Money for safety-net hospitals at stake in dispute over Medicare payment formula

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The Chevron doctrine, a pillar of administrative law, also looms large in the case. Natural Resources Defense Council , determines when a federal court must defer to an agency’s interpretation of a statute it administers. However, if the statutory language is ambiguous, the court turns to step two. HHS’s arguments.

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The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule Must Respond to Emerging Legal Risks

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Agency Deference A doctrine established in the Supreme Court’s 1984 Chevron case is up for review this year in a pair of cases, Loper Bright v. Chevron established a framework for courts to analyze agency action. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. If the intent is clear, the agency must conform to Congressional intent.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The third-party complaint asserted that while the plaintiffs’ claims were meritless, Statoil, “as well as potentially the many other sovereign governments that use and promote fossil fuels,” must be joined as third-party defendants. Chevron filed similar notices of withdrawal in other cases brought by California localities.

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