Conservatives Fell 40-Year-Old Target and Brag: Chevron Deference Is Over
After the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Chevron deference, a 40-year precedent under which federal agencies were given leeway in regulating industry and business, a leading climate activist lamented “yet another decision that puts polluters and their profits ahead of our health and safety.”
On the other side of the political divide, conservatives were quick to celebrate.
Reading on Friday from his opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Chief Justice John Roberts said the conservative justices who control the court 6-3 were “finally end[ing] our 40-year misadventure with Chevron deference.”