Chevron doctrine

[shev-ron dok-trin]

noun

Law.

1. the arguments supporting Chevron deference and spelling out the conditions for its legitimate application.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chevron doctrine¹

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

In a landmark ruling last year, the Supreme Court struck down a 40-year-old precedent—the Chevron doctrine — that required courts to accept federal agencies’ interpretations of the laws they administer as long as their interpretations weren’t openly unreasonable.

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We should expect Trump 2.0 to improve its bureaucratic effectiveness, not least because the Supreme Court last term unraveled the so-called Chevron doctrine, which had provided that agency decisions be given deference so long as their statutory interpretation was reasonable.

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He also noted a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned the Chevron Doctrine, which allowed federal agencies to interpret the laws they administer.

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In June, it overturned the so-called Chevron doctrine — i.e., the 1984 ruling Chevron U.S.A. v.

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The Chevron doctrine simultaneously helped create consistent policy implementation throughout the United States and restrained potentially partisan and activist judges from overturning expert-crafted policy for political reasons.

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