Public Interest Groups Defend Standing In Suit Over Trump's '2-1' Rule Order

Public interest groups are fighting the Department of Justice's novel claim that showing harm to the groups' ability to comment on regulatory repeals is not enough to give them standing to sue over President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) directing agencies to identify two rules to repeal for every new rule they issue, countering that DOJ's argument would limit citizens' ability to challenge a host of constitutional violations. In an Aug. 15 brief, the plaintiffs in Public Citizen et al....