Loper Bright Could Be Legal Weapon for Environmental Groups, Attorneys Say

Lorene Boudreau, partner at Ballard Spahr and co-leader of the firm's Environmental, Social, and Governance Team, is quoted in The National Law Journal's article examining how environmental groups may cite the U.S. Supreme Court's striking down of the Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo last year to protect deregulation at the Environmental Protection Agency.

"[Loper Bright] is the new standard of review, and so any case has to address and acknowledge and apply the standard of review," said Renie. "It's going to be a new challenge for rescinding regulations when one of the reasons to do that is the change in administration."

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