For the past forty years, governmental agencies enjoyed a strong deference by the courts regarding challenges to their legal authority to develop and implement regulations. This deference made it difficult for the regulated...more
On June 28, 2024, in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the United States Supreme Court reversed its 40-year-old decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, thereby restoring the judiciary’s final authority...more
In 1984, a six-Justice Supreme Court — the minimum needed for a quorum — issued Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.1 and introduced “Chevron deference” into the legal lexicon. Chevron provides a...more