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

In its Loper brief defending the use of the Chevron doctrine, the U.S. solicitor general argued it “respects the expertise agencies can bring to bear in administering complex statutory schemes.”

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

For all those reasons, lawyers and many people beyond just the bar now are starting to pay a lot of attention to this Chevron doctrine, what it means, and whether it’s valid.

From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2017

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

From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2017