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Charles Evans Hughes and Chevron Deference

Chevron deference is a hot topic. There is growing criticism from judges and scholars against the view that courts should defer for the most part to agency readingsof statutes they are charged with implementing. I do not have a dog … Continue reading

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Patrick Hughes Appointed Kentucky's Chief Deputy Attorney General

DBL Law Partner Patrick Hughes will be joining the Office of the Attorney General on June 1 as the new Chief Deputy Attorney General. Patrick will be taking a leave of absence from DBL Law where he practices banking, commercial … Continue reading

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Echostar Corporation to Acquire Hughes Communications

by Sara M. Langston with the blog faculty Source: Space Mart EchoStar Corporation and Hughes Communications, Inc. have announced an agreement pursuant to which EchoStar will acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughes and its subsidiaries including its main … Continue reading

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Dummar files Hughes will-related lawsuit in Nevada (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Utahn Melvin Dummars account of meeting Howard Hughes in the desert 40 years ago became the stuff of legend. Proving it in a court of law, however, has been another matter. He lost a probate case three decades ago in … Continue reading

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