ALF Urges Supreme Court To Reject “Conspiracy Jurisdiction”

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In BASF Metals Limited v. KPFF Investment, Inc., No. 23-232, two overseas corporate defendants in antitrust litigation involving market prices for platinum and palladium have filed a certiorari petition challenging a Second Circuit decision upholding a New York federal district court’s exercise of “conspiracy jurisdiction.”  On behalf of the Atlantic Legal Foundation (ALF), I have authored and filed an amicus […]

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Larry Ebner Quoted In Law360 On Supreme Court Cases Challenging The “Administrative State”

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On September 29, 2023, Law360 published a feature article, ‘Administrative State’ Attacks Soar To High Court Crescendo, previewing the new Supreme Court term. I am among the Supreme Court observers quoted in the article: Rising rancor, a muscle-flexing majority and a jam-packed docket could augur a transformative term for administrative law. The upcoming term “may

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ALF Amicus Brief Urges Supreme Court To Decide Judicial Transparency Issue

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The certiorari petition in Tardy v. Corrections Corporation of America, No. 23-129, requests the Supreme Court to resolve an inter-circuit conflict concerning Article III standing for individuals who seek access to sealed court records. The appeal arises from a Sixth Circuit decision holding that “to have standing, a plaintiff claiming an informational injury must have suffered adverse

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ALF Brief Predicts Devasting Impacts If Congress Can Tax Unrealized Gains As “Income”

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The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Moore v. United States, No. 22-800, to review the constitutionality of the Mandatory Repatriation Tax, 26 U.S.C. § 965, a one-time tax which required U.S. taxpayers to treat as income a proportionate share of the undistributed profits of  certain  foreign corporations. The Ninth Circuit upheld the tax, asserting that “realization of income is

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Webinar: Challenging the Constitutionality of FTC & Other Federal Administrative Enforcement Proceedings

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Last April, the Supreme Court’s unanimous combined judgment in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. FTC & SEC v. Cochran opened federal district court doors to litigation challenging the structural constitutionality of civil administrative enforcement proceedings brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before their own administrative law judges. This

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ALF Argues No Chevron Deference For Unconstitutional Interpretations

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Almost 40 years ago the Supreme Court held in Chevron U.S.A v. Natural Resources Defense Council, 467 U.S. 837, 844 (1984), that “a court may not substitute its own construction of a statutory provision for a reasonable interpretation made by the administrator of an agency.” This Chevron doctrine “directs courts to accept an agency’s reasonable resolution of an ambiguity in

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ALF Argues That CFPB “Self-Funding” Is Unconstitutional

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According to its website, the mission of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is “making sure you are treated fairly by banks, lenders and other financial institutions.”  When Congress created the CFPB in 2010 as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, it sought to ensure that the agency would be an

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Larry Ebner Quoted In Law360 On Supreme Court Business Decisions

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On June 30, Law360 published 3 Takeaways From The Supreme Court’s Session, an article providing insights about the Court’s now-completed 2022 Term. In the section called “No Banner Term for Business” I am quoted as follows: Corporations also frowned upon the Mallory v. Norfolk Southern decision upholding a Pennsylvania law that says corporations can be

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Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Plan Was Unforgiveably Unconstitutional

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On June 30 the Supreme Court held in Biden v. Nebraska that the Biden Administration lacked authority under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (‘HEROES”) Act to cancel $ 430 billion in student loan debt held by 43 million borrowers. The 6 to 3 majority ruling, authored by Chief Justice Roberts, was correct as

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Sup. Ct. “General Personal Jurisdiction” Ruling Exposes Corporations To Forum-Shopping Plaintiffs

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Here’s a question that a law school student might find on a final exam: When can a State exercise “general personal jurisdiction” over a corporate defendant? Until this week, the answer seemed clear: only in a State where a company is incorporated or its principal place of business is located. But a new 5 to

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