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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: 'Chevron' Supreme Court Decision Could Weaken Federal Agencies. Blessing Or Curse?
Description: The Supreme Court is poised to decide a case that could seriously restrict the authority of federal regulatory agencies.
Some legal observers say the decision will put power-hungry bureaucrats in their place, though others maintain the decision could force judges and members of Congress to make scientific determinations they aren't qualified to make. Let's talk to a legal scholar to make sense of the "Chevron deference."