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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House Appropriations Subcomte Approves $58M for Export Initiative in FY 2011 Commerce Bill
July 7, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On June 29, 2010, the House Appropriations Committee’s Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee held a mark-up of the fiscal year 2011 appropriations bill for the Department of Commerce, the International Trade Commission, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and a number of related agencies. During the mark up, the Subcommittee approved the bill for full Committee action.

House Passes Amended Supplemental Appropriations Bill
July 7, 2010 by Cindy Arevalo|Congress

On July 1, 2010, the House amended and passed the FY 2010 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (H.R. 4899), to provide additional funds for war activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Gulf Coast oil spill, flood recovery, and Haiti, among other things. The Senate passed its version of H.R. 4899 on May 27, 2010, which included provisions on Southern border security, and Iran. (See ITT’s Online Archives or 05/28/10 news, 10052834, for BP summary of Senate-passed H.R. 4899.)