Supreme Court Overrules Chevron

September 2024
Citation:
54
ELR 10731
Issue
9
Author
Chris S. Leason and Liam Vega Martin

On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, concluding that courts have a constitutional and statutory obligation to exercise their “independent judgment” when deciding whether a federal administrative agency has acted within its statutory authority. As Justice Neil Gorsuch noted in concurrence, the Court’s decision “places a tombstone on Chevron no one can miss.” This Comment discusses the Court’s decision and its implications for legal challenges to federal agency actions. 

Chris S. Leason is a shareholder and Liam Vega Martin is an associate at Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A.