The Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old decision that said federal courts should defer to agencies in certain cases. Here's what it means.
That doctrine is based on the 1984 Supreme Court decision inChevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, in which the justices held that sometimes, courts are required to defer to “permissible” agency interpretations of statutes those agencies administer — even when the reviewi...
Chevron doctrine has been applied by lower courts in thousands of cases. The Supreme Court itself has invoked the framework to uphold agencies' interpretations of statutes at least 70 times, but not since 2016. Roberts wrote for the court that its decision reversing Chevron would not call those ...
THE SUPREME COURT’S DECISION InLoper BrightandRelentless, the Court first concluded that the Chevron doctrine was inconsistent with the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and the general rule that courts “say what the law is,” citingMarbury v. Madison.The Court went on to ...
Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine-The Supreme Court struck down the four-decade old legal precedent known as the Chevron deference in a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines on Friday. The decision, which comes in response to litigation concerning fishing industry regulation, strips federal ...
The Supreme Court’s June 28 ruling to overturn the Chevron doctrine (opens a new window) came in two cases challenging the 1984 decision: Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc v. Department of Commerce. By a 6-3 margin, the court overruled Chevron, holding that ...
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that Chevron deference violated the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) by improperly prioritizing agencies’ interpretations over courts’ interpretations. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice Roberts explained that Congress enacted the APA to serve as a “...
The US Supreme Court’s June 28, 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless Inc. v. Department of Commerce overruled the forty-year-old Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc. decision, one of the most-cite
HEALTH care fraudMEDICAL equipmentNURSING home residentsThe recent overturning of the Chevron doctrine by the Supreme Court has created uncertainty in the regulatory landscape and will test the judiciary's expertise in specific subject matters. The Chevron doctrine, established in 1984...
Supreme Court agreed to revisit one of its most significant rulings affecting administrative rules and regulations by granting cert in the matter Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The court's decision in Loper Bright will likely determine the fate of the court's landmark ruling in Chevron v...