The implications go well beyond the herring catch, potentially limiting federal agencies’ ability to issue a range of environmental, consumer and workplace regulations. Conservative advocacy groups and business lobbies have made overruling Chevron a priority in their litigation agenda before the Supreme Court. The original name of the Chevron case tells the story: Natural Resources Defense Council v. Gorsuch—Anne Gorsuch Burford, that is, the late mother of Justice Gorsuch. At the Supreme Court, the case initially wasn’t recognized as particularly significant. David Doniger, then 32 years old, argued the Natural Resources Defense Council position before the Supreme Court and still works for the environmental organization.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 17, 2024 17:33 UTC