Overturning the Chevron Deference: How did we get here, and where do we go next?

On Friday, July 5th, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down a 6-3 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises et. al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et. al. (2024) that overturned a 40-year legal precedent known as Chevron deference. In the days that followed, headlines were filled with the sentiment that administrative law had met its demise.

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Latest & Greatest – Supreme Quotes: Surprising Quotations in Supreme Court Opinions

Thanks to Benjamin Franklin, we all know that only two things are certain in life: death and taxes. Now, we can also say with some degree of certainty that Benjamin Franklin is top notch as far as “quotable quotes” go. So, too are people like Humphrey Bogart, the Dalai Lama, and Mark Twain. Apparently, the United States Supreme Court has agreed in this regard and had seen fit to pepper some of its opinions with quotations from these well-known individuals and several others, too. Evan J. Roth, a federal Administrative Judge in the Denver Office of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board and self-proclaimed quotation lover, has gathered some of these quotes in a new book, Supreme Quotes: Surprising Quotations in Supreme Court Opinions.

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Diversity in the Courts

Today, following Justice Stephen Breyer’s announcement that he will retire at the end of the current term, the conversation surrounding his replacement is focused on diversity. Whoever President Biden nominates to fill the upcoming vacancy on the Court, one thing is clear – the federal court system is designed to be impartial and just. Appointing judges who reflect the lives, values, and experiences of the parties that come before the court is fundamental to a system that honors the spirit and traditions of the judicial body.

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