Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Doctrine -- Strips Federal Agency Authority in Landmark Ruling (2024-06-28)

The US Supreme Court rules 6-3 in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overruling the 40-year-old Chevron deference doctrine that required courts to defer to federal agencies' reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes. Chief Justice Roberts' majority opinion declares that courts must exercise their own independent judgment on questions of statutory interpretation, stripping agencies of interpretive authority across the entire executive branch. The decision is a direct fulfillment of the Project 2025 agenda to dismantle the administrative state, and it immediately impacts environmental, health, labor, financial, and consumer protection regulations. The ruling raises the bar for federal agencies to defend any regulatory action, effectively shifting power from the executive branch to the courts.