Supreme Court Curbs Federal Agency Power, Overturning Chevron Precedent

Kevin King’s commentary was included in a Washington Post article exploring the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine. Kevin highlights how the decision may create inconsistences in regulatory regimes across the country.

Kevin shares his insight that “with courts no longer required to defer to agencies, “it is more likely that courts will reach differing and sometimes incompatible conclusions about what federal statutes mean — leaving businesses exposed to a patchwork of interpretations that may be difficult to manage at times.” He also predicted that the ruling would lead to “geographic uncertainty,” with liberal-leaning courts in California reading statutes differently, for instance, than conservative-leaning courts in Texas.

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