TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 1, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court today announced it will hear a case that could significantly scale back federal agencies’ authority, with major implications for the future of environmental and other regulations, The Hill reports. During the next term, the justices will consider whether to overturn a decades-old precedent that has come to be known as the “Chevron” doctrine, which grants deference to agencies when Congress leaves ambiguity in a statute. In the case accepted for review, a fishing company is appealing a lower court ruling that upheld a National Marine Fisheries Service regulation based on the doctrine.