Regulatory Lawsuits

The following are cases in which the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, represented by the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, is participating as a party—a plaintiff, petitioner, or an intervenor.

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Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decided
November 30, 2020

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule. An opinion will follow. 

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decided
November 30, 2020

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule. An opinion will follow. 

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decided
November 30, 2020

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule. An opinion will follow. 

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decided
November 30, 2020

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule. An opinion will follow. 

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decided
November 30, 2020

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule. An opinion will follow. 

Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Decided
November 30, 2020

District Courts grants summary judgment in favor of legality of DHS’s 2016 STEM OPT program rule. The U.S. Chamber and other business groups previously intervened in support of DHS’s 2016 rule. An opinion will follow. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

State of New York v. Scalia

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Decided
November 6, 2020

U.S. Chamber and other business associations appeal district court decision invalidating Department of Labor’s global role defining “joint employer” under the Fair Labor Standards Act. 

Alaska Community Action on Toxics v. Council on Environmental Quality

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Pending
October 19, 2020

U.S. Chamber, business, and labor groups move to intervene and to dismiss challenges to regulations from CEQ to reform the process of agency review of environmental impacts under NEPA.

State of New York v. EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
July 14, 2020

DC Circuit remands to the EPA for better explanation of why the agency denied New York’s petition, which sought additional controls on 350 sources across 9 states.  The U.S. Chamber and other business groups intervened to help defend EPA’s decision to deny the petition. 

State of New York v. EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
July 14, 2020

DC Circuit remands to the EPA for better explanation of why the agency denied New York’s petition, which sought additional controls on 350 sources across 9 states.  The U.S. Chamber and other business groups intervened to help defend EPA’s decision to deny the petition. 

State of New York v. EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
July 14, 2020

DC Circuit remands to the EPA for better explanation of why the agency denied New York’s petition, which sought additional controls on 350 sources across 9 states.  The U.S. Chamber and other business groups intervened to help defend EPA’s decision to deny the petition. 

State of Colorado v. EPA

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Pending
June 19, 2020

District of Colorado grants preliminary injunction against Navigable Waters Protection Rule, staying the effective date of the Rule in Colorado under 5 U.S.C. 705. The U.S. Chamber moved to intervene to defend the Rule along with a broad coalition of trade associations.

State of Colorado v. EPA

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Pending
June 19, 2020

District of Colorado grants preliminary injunction against Navigable Waters Protection Rule, staying the effective date of the Rule in Colorado under 5 U.S.C. 705. The U.S. Chamber moved to intervene to defend the Rule along with a broad coalition of trade associations.

Sierra Club v. EPA

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Pending
June 8, 2020

U.S. Chamber and business associations move to intervene in defense of EPA’s rule updating the hazardous air pollutant emissions standards for stationary combustion turbines under the residual risk and technology review process.  

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