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Podcast: On the Ballot
Episode: Chevron Deference, Overruled
Description: On this Episode: On Friday, SCOTUS overruled the legal doctrine known as Chevron Deference in a 6-3 decision authored by Chief Justice John Roberts.
For almost 40 years, Chevron served as a legal structure through which courts may review, approve, and reject regulations in the context of statutory intent. Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, and Katanji Brown-Jackson dissented, arguing that deference should be given to agency expertise to clarify ambiguities in statutes.
In this special re-release of On the Ballot's coverage from earlier in the year, we unpack Chevron Deference’s history, how th...