Chevron deference

American  

[shev-ron def-er-uhns] / ˈʃɛv rɒn ˌdɛf ər əns /

noun

Law.

1. in the United States, the act or practice of accepting a government agency’s interpretation of any ambiguous parts of the legislation governing its mandate and actions, as long as the agency’s interpretation is reasonable.

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Etymology

Origin of Chevron deference

First recorded in 1985–90; named after the 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Example Sentences

This case was crafted by Paul Clement as an assault on Chevron deference.

From Slate

Mark Joseph Stern: Well, the Supreme Court hasn’t explicitly invoked Chevron deference for many years.

From Slate

Dahlia Lithwick: We learned this week that the bell tolls, possibly, for Chevron deference.

From Slate

In this week’s Amicus Plus segment, Dahlia is joined by Slate’s Mark Joseph Stern to talk about how the possible end of Chevron deference impacts the administrative state, the Texas abortion case that is a case study in SB8 working exactly as it was intended, and why it is so puzzling that the Justices won’t rescue themselves from the ethics quagmire that’s sinking trust in SCOTUS.

From Slate

Conservative groups have long sought to challenge Chevron deference at the Supreme Court level.

From Seattle Times