Topic IV - Administrative State and Courts Flashcards
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What central legal doctrine was overruled in Loper Bright v. Raimondo (2024)?
The Chevron doctrine.
What did the Chevron doctrine require courts to do?
Defer to permissible agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
What does the APA require courts to do when reviewing agency actions?
Independently interpret all relevant questions of law, including ambiguous statutes.
Why did the Court say Chevron violated the APA?
Because it forced courts to defer instead of exercising independent judgment on questions of law.
What did the Court say about agency expertise post-Chevron?
Courts can consider agency expertise as persuasive, but not binding.
What is the Skidmore standard?
Agency interpretations are given weight based on their persuasiveness, not binding authority.
Did the Court’s decision in Loper Bright invalidate prior cases that relied on Chevron?
No, it preserved past holdings under statutory stare decisis.
What was the factual issue in Loper Bright?
Whether Atlantic herring fishermen could be forced to pay for at-sea observers under the MSA.
Why did the Court find Chevron unworkable?
Because ambiguity is too vague a standard and Chevron created confusion and inconsistent applications.
What constitutional principle did the Court emphasize in rejecting Chevron?
That Article III courts, not agencies, must say what the law is.
