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2 months ago | 
jdsupra.com | Samuel Boden |Varu Chilakamarri |Matthew H. Leggett
On 20 January 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order declaring a National Energy Emergency (Order).1 Under the National Emergencies Act,2 the president may declare a national emergency that allows the government to use statutory authorities that are reserved for times of national emergencies. In other words, a national emergency declaration does not suspend or change the law except as permitted by applicable statutory emergency authorities.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
law360.com | Mark Ruge |Matthew H. Leggett |John L. Longstreth
By Mark Ruge, Matthew Leggett and John Longstreth (July 30, 2024, 2:49 PM EDT) -- While most of the attention surrounding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning the long-standing Chevron doctrine, has focused on the increased potential for successful challenges against agency actions, the decision will also affect all stages of the public policy life cycle: legislation, regulation and — only then — litigation....
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Mark Ruge |Matthew H. Leggett |Darrell Conner |John L. Longstreth
While most of the attention surrounding the Supreme Court's
(the Court) decision in Loper Bright v. Raimondo (Loper),
overturning the longstanding Chevron doctrine, has focused on the
increased potential for successful challenges against agency
actions, the decision will impact all stages of the public policy
lifecycle—legislation, regulation, and only then litigation.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Ryan Carney |Matthew H. Leggett |Laurie Purpuro
IntroductionCurrent federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure that continues appropriations, to avoid a government shutdown. Our Government Shutdown Task Force will continuously monitor the situation and assist clients impacted by the shutdown. This is the third alert in a series focused on the potential impacts of government shutdowns.
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Oct 3, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Ryan Carney |Matthew H. Leggett |Tim Peckinpaugh
IntroductionCurrent federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure that continues appropriations, to avoid a government shutdown. Our Government Shutdown Task Force will continuously monitor the situation and assist clients impacted by the shutdown. This is the third alert in a series focused on the potential impacts of government shutdowns.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Ryan Carney |Matthew H. Leggett |Laurie Purpuro |Sarah Swanson
Current federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach
the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a
continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure that continues
appropriations, to avoid a government shutdown. Our Government
Shutdown Task Force will continuously monitor the situation and
assist clients impacted by the shutdown. This is the third alert in
a series focused on the potential impacts of government shutdowns.
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Sep 29, 2023 | 
klgates.com | Ryan Carney |Matthew H. Leggett |Laurie Purpuro |Sarah Swanson
29 September 2023US Policy and Regulatory Alert
Introduction
Current federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure that continues appropriations, to avoid a government shutdown. Our Government Shutdown Task Force will continuously monitor the situation and assist clients impacted by the shutdown.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Ryan Carney |Tim Peckinpaugh |Matthew H. Leggett |Sarah Swanson
Current federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach
the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a
Continuing Resolution (CR), a short-term stopgap measure that
continues appropriations, to avoid a government shutdown. Our
Government Shutdown Task Force will continuously monitor the
situation and assist clients impacted by the shutdown. This is the
third alert in a series focused on the potential impacts of
government shutdowns.
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Sep 27, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Ryan Carney |Tara Hopkins |Matthew H. Leggett |Tim Peckinpaugh
Current federal funding expires this Saturday. As we approach
the deadline, it is looking less likely that Congress will pass a
continuing resolution, a short-term stopgap measure, to avoid a
government shutdown. The firm's government shutdown task force
will be continuously monitoring the situation and assisting clients
impacted by the shutdown. This is the second alert in a series
focused on the potential impacts of government shutdowns. Today's focus: What is the impact on government
contractors?
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
jdsupra.com | Ryan Carney |Michael Evans |Matthew H. Leggett
OverviewThe United States Congress is responsible for appropriating funds for the government. This process begins through the creation of 12 appropriations bills-each determining spending levels for federal agencies and programs for that fiscal year. Those 12 bills need to pass the House of Representatives and Senate, either individually or in groups of bills, before going to the President’s desk for his signature.
