by ridgelinecenter | May 26, 2026
The case in State of Rhode Island v. Trump, No. 26-1070 (1st Cir.), would require the court to determine the proper relationship between Congress and the Executive Branch: namely, whether the Executive Branch can unilaterally eliminate congressionally created,...
by ridgelinecenter | May 15, 2026
In Illinois Office of Attorney General v. U.S. DOE, 25-1193 (D.C. Cir.), public interest organizations and consumer advocates are challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) repeated orders delaying retirement of the Eddystone power plant in...
by ridgelinecenter | Dec 23, 2025
In People of the State of Michigan v. U.S. DOE, No. 25-1159 (D.C. Cir.), states and public interest organizations are challenging the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) orders keeping Michigan’s J.H. Campbell power plant running past its planned...
by ridgelinecenter | Oct 22, 2025
The Supreme Court has enabled a dramatic expansion of executive power during the first nine months of the Trump Administration. Much of this has occurred with minimal or no explanation on the emergency docket, allowing the Administration to proceed without any...
by ridgelinecenter | Aug 1, 2024
For four decades, federal courts relied on the Chevron doctrine to guide their approach in determining whether to defer to an agency’s interpretation of a statute. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court concluded that the forty-year-old...
