BY MARK SHERMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The court’s six conservative justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron, long a
Supreme Court May Have Dealt Death Blow to Judicial Deference
By Barbara Lichman on May 10, 2023 Posted in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Regulation, Litigation, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Less than two weeks ago, the United States Supreme Court took the first of several actions meant to close the door on what has become a standard in opposing citizens’ efforts to challenge the
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that set forth the legal test for when U.S. federal courts must defer to a government agency’s interpretation of a law or statute.[1] The decision articulated a doctrine known as “Chevron deference“.[2] Chevron deference consisted of a two-part test that was