Supreme Court Could , Overturn Decades-Old Precedent , to Weaken Federal Agencies.
On January 17, the United States Supreme Court
will consider overturning a 40-year-old precedent
that has widely been opposed by Conservatives. .
On January 17, the United States Supreme Court
will consider overturning a 40-year-old precedent
that has widely been opposed by Conservatives. .
NBC reports that the 1984 ruling in Chevron
v. Natural Resources Defense Council has
long been a point of contention for the right. .
NBC reports that the 1984 ruling in Chevron
v. Natural Resources Defense Council has
long been a point of contention for the right. .
Among Conservatives, the unpopular precedent
is seen to bolster the power of federal agencies. .
The 6-3 Conservative-led Supreme Court will
hear oral arguments from two related cases
involving regulation regarding fisheries. .
The 6-3 Conservative-led Supreme Court will
hear oral arguments from two related cases
involving regulation regarding fisheries. .
The Chevron decision initially came as a win for the Reagan
administration's deregulatory efforts, requiring judges to
defer to federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws.
The precedent later allowed the Environmental
Protection Agency to enact Clean Air Act
regulations that favored polluting facilities. .
NBC reports that the precedent has been used by both
Democratic and Republican presidents over decades to
take advantage of the authority it grants federal agencies.
NBC reports that the precedent has been used by both
Democratic and Republican presidents over decades to
take advantage of the authority it grants federal agencies.
Environmental groups have argued that the precedent
should remain in place so federal agencies can help
handle major areas of concern, including climate change.
Environmental groups have argued that the precedent
should remain in place so federal agencies can help
handle major areas of concern, including climate change.
According to Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western
Reserve University School of Law, there have always been
disagreements regarding how the Chevron ruling should be applied.
This has been bubbling around for
a while, but certainly on the right there
is a concern that ... agencies are not so
much faithfully executing Congress'
instructions as they are trying to figure
out ways of doing what they want to do, Jonathan Adler, a professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, via statement