cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17027148
In a major ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday cut back sharply on the power of federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer and ruled that courts should rely on their own interpretion of ambiguous laws.
Quick explanation for those too lazy for links, and haven’t see the posts with different coverages.
What’s Chevron?
- Chevron was a judicial doctrine where upon review courts would have to accept any reasonable interpretation of an ambiguous law from gov agencies.
What’s the Impact of it Being Gone?
- These agencies can still issue ruling but courts don’t have to accept them in cases when there is another reasonable interpretation.
You just wait, by all accounts, we’re gonna put our own fash prime minister with a huge majority next year. I am very afraid.