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Morrisey threatens lawsuit against Biden for 'uptick' in fentanyl coming to state
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General is bothered by “a dramatic uptick” in the amount of fentanyl coming into the state, and he says he might end up suing the Biden administration over it. -
Is it time to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency?
“This wildly expansive power to regulate factories, hospitals, and even homes has tremendous costs and consequences for all Americans, in particular West Virginia’s coal miners, pipeliners, natural gas producers, and utility workers,” Morrisey predicted. “If EPA lacks such expansive authority, as we argue, the Supreme Court should make that clear now.” -
EPA takes another step toward newer, more stringent guidelines for PFAS
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency is moving closer to issuing new regulations on polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. -
Capito, other senators introduce bill to block Biden plan to block energy moves
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito joined some Senate colleagues to introduce a bill that would prevent the president and other officials from blocking energy or mineral leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters without Congressional approval. -
Morrisey, other AGs tell Biden they're watching for federal overreach
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a six-state coalition telling President Joe Biden that state attorneys general will be vigilant in watching for and opposing federal overreach, especially when such action puts jobs and civil liberties at risk. -
Morrisey, Capito and others critical of Biden's early environmental moves
CHARLESTON – West Virginia leaders and others are concerned about some executive orders and other actions planned by President Joe Biden. -
Manchin poised to become one of the most important Washington players in wake of Georgia results
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is poised to become one of the most important players in Washington if the Democrats manage to grab the two Georgia Senate seats. -
If you don’t see vote fraud, you must be blind
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office staff has received death threats following his decision to join an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a lawsuit challenging election results in four swing states. -
Ex-husband accuses former Trump adviser of intercepting his texts, sharing with her attorney
WHEELING – A former adviser to President Donald Trump is being accused of illegally intercepting text messages from her ex-husband and sharing them with her attorney. -
Judge continues federal opioid trial until January amid 'super-spreader' fears
CHARLESTON – A U.S. District judge has delayed an upcoming opioid trial after the defendant drug companies said it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Drug distributors fear upcoming opioid trial could be a COVID 'super-spreader,' seek delay
CHARLESTON – Three major drug distributors are asking for a delay in an upcoming federal opioid trial, saying it could be a “super-spreader” in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Federal judge refuses to block Trump’s designation of Mulvaney as interim head of CFPB
Judge Timothy J. Kelly for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, according to a minute order and entry on the case docket, denied Leandra English’s emergency motion for temporary restraining order after a motion hearing held Tuesday. -
Legal battle brewing over CFPB acting director
On Sunday, Leandra English, named the deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by former director Richard Cordray, filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump to block his naming of Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney as the bureau’s acting director. -
DOL files brief in challenge to Obama overtime rule
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Department of Labor has filed notice with U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, asserting that the government has presently “decided not to advocate” for a specific salary level in its ongoing dispute with states over what workers should be eligible for overtime pay. -
Acosta, Trump’s pick to head DOL, says he will follow order to review fiduciary rule
R. Alexander Acosta, President Donald Trump’s labor secretary nominee, faced members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, Committee during his confirmation hearing Wednesday. -
Sponsor of asbestos ‘double-dipping’ bill seems confident he has Trump’s support
A spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, says the president doesn’t have “a reason not to” support the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency, or FACT, Act. -
When, how or will Trump change consumer protection bureau's leadership
Richard Cordray, a former Ohio attorney general, remains the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, considered a thorn in the side of many Republicans. Some experts say they are surprised President Donald Trump hasn’t yet given Cordray the boot. -
Advocacy groups file lawsuit over Trump’s ‘one-in, two-out’ regulation executive order
The groups take issue with President Donald Trump’s Jan. 30 order, “Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs,” which calls for rescinding two government regulations for every new rule introduced, along with interim guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, Feb. 2. -
Texas federal judge upholds DOL’s fiduciary rule, denies motion to stay case
Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn, in a detailed 81-page order released Wednesday, shot down each of the plaintiffs’ major arguments, most notably deciding that the rule does not exceed the U.S. Department of Labor’s authority. -
Trump order seeks review of DOL’s fiduciary rule
The president’s order, signed Friday, instructs the U.S. Department of Labor to conduct a new study to determine whether the rule is likely to harm investors and the financial industry, and if it does, the rule can be rescinded or revised.