Investigations, Enforcement, & Compliance Alerts

On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Kousisis v. United States, holding that the government need not prove an intent to cause economic loss, let alone actual economic loss, in order to sustain a conviction for wire fraud under 18 U.S.C. § 1343. 

On June 28, the Supreme Court overruled the longstanding Chevron deference doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Now, courts must interpret ambiguous statutes independently—without being required to accept an agency’s “permissible” interpretation of an ambiguous statute. 

The Supreme Court of the United States’ recent decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises et al. v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. (2024) and Corner Post v. Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 603 U.S. __ (2024), may provide federal contractors with new arguments and opportunities to challenge agency regulations in litigation and bid protests.