We recently covered executive order 14215, titled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” the second Trump administration’s most straightforward attack on the discretion of what it called “so-called independent regulatory...more
3/10/2025
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Executive Orders ,
Federal Election Commission (FEC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Trump Administration
Last term’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo was a landmark in the U.S. Supreme Court’s administrative law jurisprudence, overturning 40 years of Chevron deference with a pen stroke. The Loper Bright/Chevron...more
Near the conclusion of a tumultuous term, the Supreme Court issued what may be its most consequential opinion, jettisoning Chevron deference and 40 years of administrative law. In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a...more
In 1984, a six-Justice Supreme Court — the minimum needed for a quorum — issued Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.1 and introduced “Chevron deference” into the legal lexicon. Chevron provides a...more
10/18/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Article III ,
Chevron Deference ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
National Marine Fisheries Service ,
Oral Argument ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
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