Washington — In a blockbuster decision Friday, the Supreme Court overruled a 40-year-old decision that directed federal courts to defer to agencies' interpretation of unclear laws enacted by Congress. The landmark ruling from the court, which divided 6-3 along ideological lines, curtails the ...
The Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, a 40-year legal principle that has shaped the role of government agencies. The outcome could affect medication approval, pollution regulation, and more
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-cited cases in US la...
The court’s decision in Corner Post will surely spawn new litigation challenging many of what have previously been thought to be settled agency rules. Not only could these actions create a competitive disadvantage for businesses that have in good faith made investments based on past administrative...
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 “...
How a Landmark Supreme Court Decision Will Reshape the U.S. Energy Sector The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on“Chevron deference”could affect federal regulations of everything from power plant emissions to electric vehicles to transmission lines ...
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The Supreme Court overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power.
Although the Supreme Court indicated that prior decisions relying on theChevronframework are not overturned, this decision will likely affect how, going forward, federal labor and employment agencies — such as the Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and ...
s so-called good-neighbor rule, which addresses the problem of air pollution that travels across state lines. The Supreme Court put the latest iteration of the regulation on hold last week after a lower court — in a decision that did not citeChevron— said the new pollution rules could ...