Supreme Court curbs power of federal regulators, overturning 40-year precedent

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a 40-year-old precedent that has guided how federal agencies protect the environment, workers, consumers and more, making it easier for regulations to be challenged in court…

Mark Chenoweth, president of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, which represented the challengers, said the herring fishermen “have landed the biggest catch of their lives.”

When the group was founded in 2017, taking down the Chevron precedent was its top priority.

“The dismantling of the unlawful Administrative State has officially begun,” Chenoweth said in a statement…

June 28, 2024

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Originally Published in USA Today