Leading DC Firms Play Long Game in Life After Chevron Ruling

Some prominent DC-based law firms known for fighting government red tape have so far stayed out of a rush of new regulatory challenges after the Supreme Court scaled back agencies’ power.

More than 40 federal lawsuits citing the high court’s ruling in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo have been filed in the two-plus months since the decision. The suits—including those targeting firearm regulations, COVID-era loan programs, and Health and Human Services Department rules—show the wide range of court battles already prompted by the ruling.

Law firms with roots outside of DC’s legal establishment have captured the bulk of that new ...