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

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2024

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 • Aug. 29, 2024

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

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2023

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 odd thing about this is that the Chevron doctrine was a creation of conservative government.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017