In a major victory for business, the Supreme Court Friday gave judges more power to block new regulations if they are not clearly authorized by federal law. For example, the climate change regulations proposed by the Obama and Biden administrations were based on provisions of the Clean Air Act of 1970. They fretted about the “administrative state” and argued that unelected federal officials should not be afforded powers typically reserved for lawmakers. In decades past, the Chevron doctrine was supported by prominent conservatives, including the late Justice Antonin Scalia. But since the 1990s, when Democrat Bill Clinton was president, conservatives have increasingly complained that judges were rubber stamping new federal regulations.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 29, 2024 03:13 UTC