Administrative-State

Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference, Reshaping Administrative Law

2024-06-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

In a landmark 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court overruled the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, fundamentally altering the balance of power between courts and federal agencies. The ruling requires courts to independently interpret ambiguous statutes rather …

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Supreme Court Establishes Major Questions Doctrine in West Virginia v. EPA, Limiting Regulatory Power

2022-06-30 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that the EPA lacked authority under the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants through generation shifting, formally establishing the “major questions doctrine” for the first time by name in a majority opinion. Chief Justice Roberts …

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