Chevron Deference

One year after the Court overturned Chevron deference in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, lower courts remain buried in administrative-law disputes. The justices must now clarify the tools judges should use when agencies lose their automatic edge.

Congress alone holds the power to tax, spend, and write laws, but agencies now move billions through guidance memos. The Court should enforce Article I by ending open-ended delegations and requiring clear authorization before agencies spend public money.

The Supreme Court's 2024 decisions in Loper Bright and Relentless ended judicial deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This restores Article III judging and forces Congress to write precise laws rather than delegate sweeping rulemaking power to bureaucrats.

Chief Justice Roberts and five colleagues overturned Chevron in Loper Bright in 2024, but agencies still find ways to reclaim that lost power. The Court must now close the loopholes that let regulators write laws Congress never passed.