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The U.S. Supreme Court was expected on Monday to decide a case involving a legal challenge to a Federal Reserve regulation on debit card "swipe fees" in a ruling that could make it easier for businesses to try to overturn longstanding federal rules.
The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees that the federal appeals court in Washington upheld 10 years ago. Federal law sets a six-year deadline for broad challenges to regulations.
Insights from CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post The US Supreme Court dealt another blow to federal agencies on Monday, opening the door for regulations to be challenged long after they take effect.
The Supreme Court opened the door Monday to new, broad challenges to regulations long after they take effect, the third blow in a week to federal agencies. (Scripps News)
Exactly 30 years ago, a Warren G hip-hop classic opened with the line "Regulators, mount up!" But now the Supreme Court is giving very different signals. Why it matters: A 6-3 ruling Monday from the court's conservative majority brings even more jeopardy for expansive executive rules.
The Supreme Court made it easier to challenge federal regulations Monday, ruling the six-year statute of limitations clock under the Administrative Procedures Act does not start ticking until a plaintiff is adversely affected by the regulation.
The ruling is related to a lawsuit that declared North Dakota diluted the Native America vote. Tribes were denied communications from lawmakers that could explain reasons for redistricting choices.
The justices ruled in favor of a truck stop in North Dakota that wants to sue over a regulation on debit card swipe fees that the federal appeals court in Washington upheld 10 years ago.
The U.S. Supreme Court released an opinion favoring a Watford City truck stop, allowing them to challenge regulation on debit card swipe fees.