Law School’s Jody Freeman pinpoints key question: “Who decides when laws aren’t clear — courts or agencies?”

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In the South, residents are suffering from the fallout of two disasters — recent Lever reporting shows how corporate meddling and regulatory failures made both of them worse.

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A Republican-appointed federal judge has raised concerns about a significant error in the Supreme Court's landmark Loper Bright decision, which ended Chevron deference—a legal principle that allowed federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws for four decades. Senior Circuit Judge A. Raymond Randolph, a George H.W. Bush appointee, highlighted this issue in a dissenting opinion footnote, calling it an 'embarrassing error.' The 2024 ruling shifted regulatory authority from expert agencies to federal judges, enabling industries to challenge regulations more easily. Randolph argued that the Court's critique of the original Chevron decision was unfounded, as Section 706 of the APA did not apply to the case. Instead, he blamed later courts for misapplying Chevron deference in cases where the APA was relevant. Legal experts and Justice Elena Kagan criticized the ruling as a 'gift to corporate greed,' warning it undermines safeguards for public health, safety, and financial stability. The decision has sparked debates about the balance between judicial oversight and regulatory expertise, with critics arguing it prioritizes corporate interests over public welfare.

Reporting HighlightsLong-time Precedent Abandoned: The high court rejected a doctrine granting deference to regulatory agencies in interpreting laws when Congress hasn’t clearly defined the scope of t...

In the second part of an exclusive interview, attorney #GeorgeBraun explains the impact on the administrative state by the Supreme Court’s reversal of the forty-year-old #ChevronDeference doctrine.