Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court eliminated the judicial practice of deferring to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The decision stands as a watershed moment in administrative law, handing much more power to the judiciary where it is asked to review agency decisions. Trade law is not exempt from the ruling, with judges at the Court of International Trade and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit increasingly being asked to interpret the relevant statutes, taking discretion away from the Commerce Department and CBP.  

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In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court eliminated the judicial practice of deferring to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The decision stands as a watershed moment in administrative law, handing much more power to the judiciary where it is asked to review agency decisions. Trade law is not exempt from the ruling, with judges at the Court of International Trade and Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit increasingly being asked to interpret the relevant statutes, taking discretion away from the Commerce Department and CBP.  

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LoBiondo to Head House Aviation Subcommittee
January 17, 2013 by Mike Feazel|Congress

Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.) moves up to chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Aviation Subcommittee for the 113th Congress. Airlines for America President Nicholas Calio said LoBiondo's earlier work on the subcommittee "has produced results on a wide range of transportation issues, including the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012."

USTR Tells Congress Talks Starting on Treaty on Trade in Services
January 16, 2013 by Mike Feazel|Congress

The Obama Administration intends to begin negotiations for a new trade agreement on international trade in services, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told Congress Jan. 15. The negotiations will be in Geneva early this year with a group of 20 trading partners who represent nearly two-thirds of global trade in services, he said, and the objective will be promoting international trade in services and supporting increased U.S. service exports and jobs. In a letter to Congress (here), Kirk said a recent study by the Peterson Institute for International Economics said the U.S. is the world's largest services trader, but tradable services are still five times less likely to be exported than manufactured products.

Nunes Officially Named as House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Chairman
January 15, 2013 by Tim Warren|Congress

Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) will be chairman of the Trade Subcommittee in the 113th Congress, said a press release from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.). Nunes will replace Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), who will move to chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, as the Trade Subcommittee chairman. Rep. Charles Boustany (La.) will continue as chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight. Subcommittee membership will be determined once the remaining vacant Republican position of the full Committee has been filled, said the press release.