Shifts Federal Regulations From Agencies to Courts
On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ended the Regan-era doctrine known as the Chevron deference doctrine. Chevron allowed federal agencies to have reasonable interpretations of ambiguous federal laws, giving agencies, and by extension, the President, the powers to legislate outside of Congress. In other words, federal agencies charged with rulemaking of enacted legislation were given the last word on implementing and creating rules resulting from passed legislation.