The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of the North Dakota truck stop in the case regarding challenges to regulations long after they take effect.
The original lawsuit deadline for challenging the regulation was in 2017, as federal law sets a six-year deadline for broad challenges to regulations4. The regulation from the Federal Reserve governing debit card swipe fees took effect in 2011.
The North Dakota truck stop was challenging a federal regulation on debit card swipe fees. The regulation, set by the Federal Reserve, governs the fees merchants must pay banks whenever customers use a debit card and took effect in 2011.