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Supreme Court to hear major case on power of federal agencies

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Relying on Chevron , the district court rejected that argument, holding that the act clearly authorized industry-funded observers in the herring industry. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld that result, but on a different rationale.

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Supreme Court likely to discard Chevron

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Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Under the doctrine of stare decisis – the idea that courts should generally adhere to their prior cases – the court would need a “truly extraordinary justification” to overrule it, which the challengers do not have, she asserted.

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Stephen Breyer, pragmatic liberal, will retire at end of term

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Jackson Women’s Health Organization , Breyer (along with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, both appointed by President Barack Obama) emphasized the importance of stare decisis, the idea that courts should not overrule their earlier cases except in narrow and extraordinary circumstances.

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