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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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Loper Bright insists that the justices can overrule the Chevron doctrine without having to consider principles of stare decisis – the idea that a court should not overrule its earlier decisions unless there is a very good reason to do so.

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In a historic term, momentum to move the law often came from the five justices to the chief’s right

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And in West Virginia v. Alito pushed back against Roberts’ criticism, countering that Roberts’ “quest for a middle way would only put off the day when we would be forced to confront the question we now decide.” Jackson will also be joining a court that, in recent months, has aired its dirty laundry in public more than it normally would.

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