Articles by Greg Stohr

Supreme Court Largely Backs FDA on Flavored Vapes

The US Supreme Court largely sided with the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications to sell flavored vaping products, backing actions the agency took during Joe Biden’s presidency amid uncertainty about the approach it will take under …

Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Youths’ Climate-Change Lawsuit

The US Supreme Court refused to reinstate a novel and far-reaching lawsuit filed by young people who sought to force the federal government to take steps against climate change. The justices without comment left intact a federal appeals court decision …

Supreme Court Signals Backing for Straight Woman’s Bias Suit

The US Supreme Court signaled it will revive a job-bias lawsuit by a straight woman and make it easier in some parts of the country for members of so-called “majority groups” to get to a jury with discrimination claims. Hearing …

Meta Must Face Investor Suit After Supreme Court Drops Case

The US Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Meta Platforms Inc., leaving it to face a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders about the data-harvesting scandal involving political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. Investors claim the company, then known …

Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Curbing Bid-Rigging Prosecutions

The US Supreme Court left intact a ruling that curbs the Justice Department’s ability to use federal antitrust law to prosecute people and companies for bid-rigging, price-fixing and other collusion. The justices, without comment, turned away a Biden administration appeal …

Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Let President Fire Independent Agency Leaders

The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that sought to give the president control over agencies that have long operated independently, potentially including the Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission. The appeal, pressed by two research …

Supreme Court Allows EPA Power Plant Pollution Curbs for Now

The US Supreme Court let the Environmental Protection Agency move ahead with its stringent new emissions limits for power plants, rebuffing businesses and Republican-run states that complained the rule will impose exorbitant compliance costs. The high court order is a …

Supreme Court’s Zeal to Curb Agency Power Looms in New Term

Fresh off a blockbuster US Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government foes are pressing an even bolder agenda. As the court prepares to start its new term next month, conservatives are …

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Rule in Blow to Regulators

A divided US Supreme Court threw out a decades-old legal doctrine that empowered federal regulators to interpret unclear laws, issuing a blockbuster ruling that will constrain environmental, consumer and financial-watchdog agencies. The 6-3 decision, which came in a fight over …

Supreme Court Curbs SEC’s In-House Judges in Fraud Cases

The US Supreme Court curbed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to press complaints before in-house judges, saying defendants have a constitutional right to make their case to a federal jury when the agency is seeking financial penalties. The 6-3 …