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 Supreme Court issued its ruling in two cases, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce, on Friday that explicitly overruled Chevron. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson did not participate in the first case. In its decision, the court held that a federal law...
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 “...
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...
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“How much of a practical difference it will make is unclear, but once a court reaches a decision it’s ballgame over,” said Krent, a law professor at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. He noted the initialChevroncase involved the agency updating its interpretation of a law be...
The Supreme Court overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power.
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The Supreme Court will rule in a case involving a convenience store, Corner Post, which seeks to challenge a federal regulation on debit card "swipe fees". IMPACT Supreme Court overturns Chevron decision, curbing federal regulators. Here’s what it means The court's 6-3 ruling on Friday ove...
All four organizations publicly celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron, which conservatives saw as the rightful curtailing of unelected bureaucrats’ authority. And just three days later, conservatives praised the court again when it ruled in the case of Corner Post v. Board ...