BG&A submitted comments on the Department of Justice’s proposed partial consent decree with Volkswagen, requiring VW to make $1.2 billion in investments to support “Zero Emission Vehicles” (“ZEVs”) powered by electricity. BG&A argues that as a threshold matter, the court lacks jurisdiction […]
On behalf of the Energy Future Coalition, Urban Air Initiative, Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, 25x’25 Alliance, Nebraska Ethanol Board, and Nebraska Ethanol Industry Coalition, Boyden Gray & Associates filed comments on EPA’s Proposed […]
The Supreme Court unanimously vacated former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s public corruption conviction on June 27th, citing an amicus brief signed by former White House Counsel C. Boyden Gray and his predecessors and successors in that […]
In a letter to the Galen Institute, former White House Counsel C. Boyden Gray addresses HHS’s claimed authority to divert billions owed to the United States Treasury to eligible insurance issuers under the Affordable Care Act’s […]
Former White House Counsel C. Boyden Gray testified Thursday before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Financial Services, regarding Congress’ power of the purse. Recent Justice Department mortgage settlements related to banks’ conduct during the financial […]
Boyden Gray & Associates filed a brief this Monday on behalf of Aaron and Melissa Klein, the proprietors of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, in a case before the Oregon Court of Appeals that will address fundamental questions […]
On behalf of the Energy Future Coalition, the Urban Air Initiative, and the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, Boyden Gray & Associates filed a Request for Correction of Information asking EPA to revise its outdated and flawed analysis […]
On behalf of legal scholars Ronald A. Cass and Christopher DeMuth, as well as the Judicial Education Project, Boyden Gray & Associates and King & Spalding jointly filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in support […]
Today former White House Counsel C. Boyden Gray gave an interview on NPR about “What Happens Behind the Scenes of Nominating a Supreme Court Justice.”
Boyden Gray commented on Scalia’s death and its implications for the current Supreme Court term in the Washington Examiner on February 13: Gray called Scalia’s death a big loss for him personally and for the country. “The country has […]
On Thursday, Boyden Gray & Associates argued on behalf of Kansas and Nebraska in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The case is a challenge to EPA’s vehicular emissions model, MOVES2014. The model produces erroneous emissions […]
On Thursday, Ambassador Boyden Gray spoke on a panel commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University: Clayland Boyden Gray, founding partner […]
On behalf of the States of Kansas and Nebraska, Boyden Gray & Associates filed the final briefs yesterday in a challenge to EPA’s new vehicular emissions model, MOVES2014. The States are required to use the computer […]
Today, EPA granted BG&A’s appeal in a Freedom of Information Act case seeking records pertaining to EPA’s patent for engines designed to operate on mid-level ethanol blends. BG&A filed this FOIA request on behalf of Urban […]
On behalf of the American Action Forum, Boyden Gray & Associates filed papers yesterday in support of a petition for rehearing en banc in Bible v. Student Aid Funds in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The […]
C. Boyden Gray, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union will deliver the Frank G. Raichle Lecture at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday September 15. His lecture is entitled “U.S./European Trade Relations: Toward an Economic […]
On August 17, Boyden Gray & Associates filed a complaint in the D.C. District Court challenging EPA’s failure to produce documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The documents at issue relate […]
On Aug. 6, Boyden Gray & Associates filed a brief in the D.C. Circuit, challenging the FCC’s unprecedented power grab over the Internet. In U.S. Telecom Association v. FCC, Nos. 15-1063 et al., several parties challenging […]
From today’s editorial in the Wall Street Journal: Days after Team Obama celebrated the fifth anniversary of Dodd-Frank, a federal appeals court has revived a challenge to one of the financial law’s most controversial creations. . […]
BG&A helped to secure a significant victory for the State National Bank of Big Spring, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and the 60 Plus Association, in their ongoing litigation challenging the unconstitutionally structured Consumer Financial Protection Bureau […]
Today Boyden Gray testified on the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on the Constitution. Ambassador Gray raised concerns about CFPB’s lack of […]
Boyden Gray & Associates has completed briefing and arguing a challenge to an EPA rule governing the certification of new vehicles, on behalf of biofuel producers and environmental organizations. On February 12, Boyden Gray & Associates filed the final version […]
On July 2, Boyden Gray & Associates filed the Petitioners’ opening brief in Kansas v. EPA (D.C. Cir. No. 14-1268), challenging EPA’s new vehicular emissions model. In the challenged rule, which was promulgated without notice and an opportunity for comment, […]
Boyden Gray, Adam White, and Adam Gustafson spoke on the practical effects of administrative procedure on agency rulemaking at a Regulatory Boot Camp for Policy Advisors hosted at the Capitol on April 1. The event was hosted […]
For the second year in a row, Super Lawyers Washington D.C. edition recognized BG&A’s Adam White as a “Rising Star.” Adam specializes in administrative law and appellate work covering energy, environmental, and financial regulation issues. He was elected […]
BG&A successfully represented active and senior judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in litigation against the Federal Government for lost compensation and annuity payments arising from cost-of-living adjustments that were […]
BG&A filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court in King v. Burwell, on behalf of the Galen Institute, a non-profit health and tax policy research organization, as well as several state legislators. As with the briefs […]
On September 23, Boyden Gray & Associates counsel Adam White analyzed the upcoming Supreme Court term at a National Press Club event sponsored by the Federalist Society. The panel discussion — moderated by New York Times […]
On July 22, the D.C. Circuit held that the Health and Human Services Department’s program for health care exchanges violated the Affordable Care Act’s unambiguous terms. Boyden Gray & Associates had filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Galen […]
Former White House Counsel C. Boyden Gray gave an interview yesterday on NPR on environmental regulation through government-created markets for emissions trading. Well, it’s not a new idea, it’s been kicking around economic circles for decades […]
BG&A’s Adam White has been recognized as a “Rising Star” in Super Lawyers‘ 2014 Washington D.C. edition. Adam was recognized for his work in administrative law, which along with constitutional issues is one of BG&A’s primary focuses. In […]
On April 2, the Heritage Foundation hosted an event to mark the release of Red Tape Rising: Five Years of Regulatory Expansion. BG&A counsel Adam White spoke on the subject Congress’s role in both facilitating and overseeing the administrative […]
Ambassador Boyden Gray spoke on CNBC’s Kudlow Report about the U.S. response to Russia’s aggression in the Ukraine on Friday. Gray said beefing up the NATO military presence in Eastern Europe could be helpful but would […]
Yesterday Boyden Gray testified in support of the Regulatory Accountability Act before the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce. Ambassador Gray applauded […]
In response to a tidal wave of public opposition, HHS’s Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services informed Congress on Monday that the agency is shelving its proposal to participate in Medicare Part D prescription drug price negotiations. […]
Boyden Gray & Associates filed an amicus brief in King v. Sebelius, in the Fourth Circuit, challenging the IRS rule allowing “premium assistance credits” for health plans purchased through federal Exchanges. The Affordable Care Act limits the credit to plans […]
On February 24, Boyden Gray & Associates released an opinion letter explaining why the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s recent reinterpretation of Medicare Part D’s noninterference provision is unlawful and unsustainable. This letter was cited in […]
On February 11, Boyden Gray & Associates joined co-counsel O’Melveny & Myers in filing the Private Appellants’ opening brief in State National Bank of Big Spring v. Lew (D.C. Cir. No. 13-5247). The brief explains why […]
Boyden Gray & Associates filed an amicus brief in Halbig v. Sebelius, in the D.C. Circuit, on behalf of the Galen Institute, a non-profit health and tax policy research organization. The brief argues, in support of Appellants, […]
Boyden Gray recently spoke with CBS News about the brief he filed in the Supreme Court’s recess appointment case, Noel Canning v. NLRB, and about the cyclical nature of executive branch expansion (typified by President Wilson) and contraction […]