The court Friday delivered a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests, ruling in cases brought by fishermen in New Jersey and Rhode Island.
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 heart of the Chevron decision says federal agencies should be allowed to fill in the details when laws aren't crystal clear. Opponents of the decision argued that it gave power that should be wielded by judges to experts who work for the government. The court’s conservative majority has previously reined in environmental regulations and stopped the Democratic Biden administration's initiatives on COVID-19 vaccines and student loan forgiveness.
Opponents of the Chevron doctrine argue that judges apply it too often to rubber-stamp decisions made by government bureaucrats. Judges must exercise their own authority and judgment to say what the law is, they argued to the Supreme Court. Gun, e-cigarette, farm, timber and home-building groups were among the business groups supporting the fishermen. Conservative interests that also intervened in recent high court cases limiting regulation of air and water pollution backed the fishermen as well.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decisionThe Supreme Court has upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety…
Read more »
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decisionThe Supreme Court is having to extend their session into July.
Read more »
Supreme Court shreds Chevron doctrine in blow to agency powersPolitical News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government
Read more »
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decisionThe Supreme Court is having to extend their session into July.
Read more »
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decisionThe Supreme Court has 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.
Read more »
Supreme Court scraps Chevron precedent, striping federal regulators of powerSCOTUS claws back power from federal regulators by overturning Chevron case
Read more »