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Chevron doctrine
[ shev-ron dok-trin ]
noun
- the arguments supporting Chevron deference and spelling out the conditions for its legitimate application.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Chevron doctrine1
Example Sentences
In a landmark ruling last year, the Supreme Court struck down a 40-year-old precedent—the Chevron doctrine — that required courts to accept federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws they administer as long as their interpretations weren’t openly unreasonable.
We should expect Trump 2.0 to improve its bureaucratic effectiveness, not least because the Supreme Court last term unraveled the so-called Chevron doctrine, which had provided that agency decisions be given deference so long as their statutory interpretation was reasonable.
He also noted a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Chevron Doctrine, which allowed federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer.
In June, it overturned the so-called Chevron doctrine — i.e., the 1984 ruling Chevron U.S.A. v.
The Chevron doctrine simultaneously helped create consistent policy implementation throughout the United States and restrained potentially partisan and activist judges from overturning expert-crafted policy for political reasons.
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