An Exciting January for Administrative Law

Here’s something to look forward to this month — on January 17, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases focused squarely on the Chevron doctrine, which generally directs courts to defer to federal agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes. 

The petitioners in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raymond (22-451) and Relentless, Inc. v. Department of Commerce (22-1219) ask the Court to decide whether Chevron should be overruled, or at least clarified such that courts no longer treat statutory silence concerning controversial powers as an ambiguity requiring deference to the agency. Thanks to the pandemic, you can listen in Wednesday in real time on the Court’s website.