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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Environmental Defense Fund v. EPA (NSR Guidance)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Pending
July 13, 2018

Case challenging EPA’s New Source Review guidance put in abeyance

Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
May 11, 2018

Ninth Circuit sides with Chamber in challenge to Seattle’s ordinance authorizing unionization of independent contractors

Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
May 11, 2018

Ninth Circuit sides with Chamber in challenge to Seattle’s ordinance authorizing unionization of independent contractors

Chamber of Commerce v. City of Seattle

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided
May 11, 2018

Ninth Circuit sides with Chamber in challenge to Seattle’s ordinance authorizing unionization of independent contractors

ACA International & Chamber of Commerce v. FCC

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
March 16, 2018

Victory in business community’s challenge to FCC’s 2015 order on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 

ACA International & Chamber of Commerce v. FCC

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
March 16, 2018

Victory in business community’s challenge to FCC’s 2015 order on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act 

Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Department of Labor (Fiduciary Rule Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided
March 15, 2018

Fifth Circuit strikes down DOL's 2016 Fiduciary Rule

Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Department of Labor (Fiduciary Rule Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided
March 15, 2018

Fifth Circuit strikes down DOL's 2016 Fiduciary Rule

Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Department of Labor (Fiduciary Rule Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided
March 15, 2018

Fifth Circuit strikes down DOL's 2016 Fiduciary Rule

Chamber of Commerce v. U.S. Department of Labor (Fiduciary Rule Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided
March 15, 2018

Fifth Circuit strikes down DOL's 2016 Fiduciary Rule

Chamber of Commerce v. EPA (Regional Haze Rule)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Pending
January 30, 2018

Regional Haze Program Rule appeal held in abeyance at the D.C. Circuit

Chamber of Commerce v. EPA (Regional Haze Rule)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Pending
January 30, 2018

Regional Haze Program Rule appeal held in abeyance at the D.C. Circuit

Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. EPA (WOTUS Rule - CA10 Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided
January 29, 2018

Tenth Circuit reverses district court’s dismissal on jurisdictional grounds of U.S. Chamber’s challenge to Obama administration’s WOTUS rule; remands for further proceedings

Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. EPA (WOTUS Rule - CA10 Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided
January 29, 2018

Tenth Circuit reverses district court’s dismissal on jurisdictional grounds of U.S. Chamber’s challenge to Obama administration’s WOTUS rule; remands for further proceedings

Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. EPA (WOTUS Rule - CA10 Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided
January 29, 2018

Tenth Circuit reverses district court’s dismissal on jurisdictional grounds of U.S. Chamber’s challenge to Obama administration’s WOTUS rule; remands for further proceedings

Chamber of Commerce, et al. v. EPA (WOTUS Rule - CA10 Appeal)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided
January 29, 2018

Tenth Circuit reverses district court’s dismissal on jurisdictional grounds of U.S. Chamber’s challenge to Obama administration’s WOTUS rule; remands for further proceedings

Brick Industry Association v. Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Silica Rule)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
December 22, 2017

D.C. Circuit rejects industry challenges to OSHA’s Silica Rule

Brick Industry Association v. Department of Labor and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Silica Rule)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Decided
December 22, 2017

D.C. Circuit rejects industry challenges to OSHA’s Silica Rule

Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Resolved without decision
November 1, 2017

U.S. Chamber dismisses lawsuit after leading successful effort to block CFPB’s anti-arbitration rule

Chamber of Commerce v. CFPB

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
Resolved without decision
November 1, 2017

U.S. Chamber dismisses lawsuit after leading successful effort to block CFPB’s anti-arbitration rule

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