‘Corner post’ will lead to more lawsuits and losses for agencies, regulatory lawyers say

More litigation and likely losses for federal agencies will follow Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that the deadline for challenging regulations starts from when the challenging party experiences harm, not when the regulations are implemented, regulatory lawyers said, noting it has been a difficult week for agencies.

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