Some have made the argument that certain government agencies are participating in this sort of sham arrangement, under the guise of 'consent decrees' where an i

Some have made the argument that certain government agencies are participating in this sort of sham arrangement, under the guise of 'consent decrees' where an interest group sues an agency, and 'forces' the agency to assume a new (or expanded) power. This is a contentious issue (as you might have imagined).