Forrest Maltzman

Jul 10, 2024 | goodauthority.org | Sarah Binder |Forrest Maltzman

The Supreme Court in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (2024) has ripped up a 40-year-old doctrine known as “Chevron deference.” Under Chevron, judges deferred to federal regulators’ interpretations of the law when litigants challenged agency rules aimed at implementing ambiguous statutes. Now, federal judges must “exercise independent judgment“ when interpreting vague laws. The Supreme Court has decided to no longer defer to the guidance of agency experts in such circumstances.