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.

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Chevron doctrine

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

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024

But the impact of applying the Chevron doctrine in any particular case is far from preordained.

From Science Magazine ● May 22, 2023

Early on, commentators understood it to be an exception to the general Chevron doctrine, which provides that courts should accept agencies’ interpretations of statutes as long as they are “reasonable.”

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2022

This approach is called Chevron deference or the Chevron doctrine, because it was articulated by the Supreme Court in 1984 in Chevron v.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

The Chevron doctrine calls for deference to federal agencies only when their action represents the agency's expertise to interpret the ambiguous law.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2014