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federal2024
Additional Highlights:Administrative LawAPAStatute of Limitations
Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
United States Supreme Court
Key Holding
The six-year statute of limitations for APA claims accrues when the plaintiff suffers an injury from final agency action, not when the agency first publishes the rule.
Case Summary
Corner Post v. Board of Governors held that the APA's six-year limitations period begins to run when the plaintiff is injured by a final agency action, not when the rule was first published, dramatically expanding the window for challenging older agency regulations.
Primary Source: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-1008_5hd5.pdf