Remembering Chevron Deference

Chevron isn't gone yet, but it doesn't look good for the case that's the foundation of administrative law.

340px-Chevron_Logo.svgEd. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

The Supreme Court looks poised to overturn 40 years of precedence and undo the Chevron deference doctrine. In the case the rule is named for, Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), the government’s interpretation of what law was at issue?

Hint: In Chevron, the agency’s interpretation of the word “source” carried the day.

See the answer on the next page.

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