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Chevron Deference
October 2, 2023
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Simon Lazarus
The Case for Optimism on the Supreme Court’s Next Term
Liberal pressure contributed to an unexpected tempering of the conservative justices’ extremes last time out. We’ll know soon if that will endure.
May 1, 2023
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Matt Ford
Is This the Supreme Court Case That Kills the “Administrative State”?
The justices have agreed to hear a case that could make it easier to kneecap federal agencies.
July 3, 2022
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Simon Lazarus
The Supreme Court Appoints Itself to Be America’s Regulatory Czar
The high court cast aside the people’s elected representatives to enact the climate-denial agenda of the megadonors who funded its nominations. It won’t stop there.
June 20, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Decided to Leave the Administrative State Alone—for Now
The court’s conservatives seem eager to take apart the mechanics of liberal governance, but they’re having commitment issues.
March 22, 2022
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Timothy Noah
The Supreme Court May Soon Shut Down the Regulatory State. Let’s Use It While We Still Can.
Progressive Democrats are right to call for more aggressive use of regulatory powers. But like the Democrats’ congressional majorities, these may not last forever.
January 24, 2022
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Matt Ford
The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Found a New Way to Wreck the Government
Neil Gorsuch’s recent invocation of the “major questions doctrine” has ominous implications for anyone not keen on watching the government drown in dysfunction.
November 30, 2021
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Matt Ford
The Supreme Court Is Poised to Sabotage the Administrative State
This week, the high court will take up the matter of Chevron deference—the judicial doctrine that currently allows the executive branch to function.
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