Jan. 22, 2025
The Loper ruling and how it's shaking up agency power
The Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo marks a significant shift in administrative law by overturning the Chevron doctrine, reducing judicial deference to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous statutes, and empowering courts to more critically review agency actions.
Brodie H. Smith
Partner, Lanza & Smith, PLC
Most Americans probably underestimate the amount that federal agencies (executive branch agencies) effect their lives. There are hundreds of these agencies, which control the day-to-day dealings of the executive branch of the government. A few of these agencies are household names--IRS, FDA, CIA and FBI being a few examples to name a few. But few people can honestly say they were aware of the existence of the hundreds of other agencies with discrete missions, like the "Defens...
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