In late June 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (1). The case was all going the agency’s way until the Supreme Court found that the agency had exceeded its mandate. Supreme Court & Congress Give Their Powers AwayThe U.S. Constitution is clear: Only Congress may legislate, and it may not delegate its law-making power—neither to the President nor to anyone else. However, what the capstone Loper Bright decision did two years later was terminate the Chevron doctrine entirely (15). Loper Bright lets the regulatory agencies now know that there is a new Sheriff in town and he won’t be looking the other way while they play their power games.

Source: New York Times July 26, 2024 17:57 UTC