Lockheed Martin Corporation, Ace USA v. Lorraine Morganti, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor

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• holding that “where the waterway is not physically obstructed but only economically inactive, the federal interest remains”
• applying The Daniel Ball, “a test of long standing,” to determine the navigability of a waterway
• applying nav- igable-in-fact test with a focus on physical characteristics of the waterway to determine if it was capable of supporting interstate commerce
• “[A]gency interpretations presented in litigation may still be given deference so long as they are not post hoc rationalizations of past agency action or otherwise do not reflect the agency’s fair and considered judgment.”

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