Chevron doctrine

American  

[shev-ron dok-trin] / ˈʃɛv rɒn ˌdɒk trɪn /

noun

Law.

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

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Etymology

Origin of Chevron doctrine

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

In its ruling, the court overturned the Chevron doctrine, the decades-old principle that judges should defer to federal agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.

From Slate

The other cases to watch over the next couple of weeks are the ones about the Chevron doctrine, which is essential to administrative law — and thus to the agencies that ensure our air is clean, our water is safe, and so on.

From Seattle Times