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Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Chevron, Energy and the Pivotal Shift

The U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned the Chevron doctrine, a significant legal principle established by Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. For 40 years, lower courts have relied on the Chevron...more

Balch & Bingham LLP

Making Sense Of The Demise Of Chevron Deference After Loper Bright

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On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference in a 6-3 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Case No. 22-452. As a result, courts will no longer need to defer to an agency’s interpretation of a...more

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Crosscurrents: Companies Face Regulatory Uncertainties in Wake of SCOTUS Decisions

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Recent SCOTUS Decisions Expand Litigants’ Ability to Challenge Federal Agency Regulations - Federal agencies are under attack. Recent decisions from the United States Supreme Court are eroding long standing principles of...more

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The End of Chevron

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When an ambiguity exists in a statute for which Congress has not chosen among the reasonable readings, who decides which possible reading should govern? For nearly four decades, courts have followed the rule of Chevron...more

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SCOTUS Overrules Chevron and Opens Door to More Challenges Under APA: Environmental Law Implications of Loper Bright and Corner...

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued two opinions at the end of its term impacting environmental law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Court held that courts must exercise independent judgment when determining if an...more

Venable LLP

Environmental Law in a Post-Chevron World

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Last week, Venable’s Government Division offered its general thoughts on the fallout from the Supreme Court’s reversal of the long-standing Chevron deference principle. Here, the Environmental Practice Group offers some of...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Supreme Court Decides Judges, Not Agencies, Will Interpret the Law

In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. ____ (2024). the Supreme Court overturned Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 467 U.S. 837 (1984). In so doing, the Court affirmed the fundamental...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

Supreme Court Curtails Agency Power By Overturning Chevron Deference

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling overturning “Chevron deference,” a tool for interpreting ambiguous statutes administered by administrative agencies. The 40-year-old Chevron doctrine held...more

Adams and Reese LLP

In Blow to Federal Agency Powers, SCOTUS Overturns Chevron

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On Friday, June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed decades of increased federal executive agency power by overturning the longstanding deference to agency interpretations of statutes that resulted from...more

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Nine Questions, Nine Answers: The Supreme Court’s Decision Overruling ‘Chevron Deference’

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On the second-to-last day of its term, the US Supreme Court issued its decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless, Inc. v. Dep’t of Commerce. These decisions overruled Chevron USA. v. National Resource...more

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D.C. Circuit Dismisses Clean Air Act Challenge to New EPA Policy Memorandum, Finding No “Final Agency Action”

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has issued an important decision that narrowly interprets the types of governmental decisions that may be challenged in court as “final agency action.” In California Communities...more

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