The Supreme Court overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power.

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a landmark 40-year-old decision that gave federal agencies broad regulatory power, upending their authority to issue regulations unless Congress has spoken clearly.

    • FireTower@lemmy.world
      11·
      5 months ago

      The decision actually actually mentioned stare decisis on cases decided on the basis of Chevron:

      The holdings of those cases that specific agency actions are lawful—including the Clean Air Act holding of Chevron itself—are still subject to statutory stare decisis despite the Court’s change in interpretive methodology. See CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries, 553 U. S. 442, 457. Mere reliance on Chevron cannot constitute a “ ‘special justification’ ” for overrulingsuch a holding.

      https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/22-451_7m58.pdf

    • tate@lemmy.sdf.org
      103·
      5 months ago

      Dred Scott?

      Sometimes precedent is plain wrong.

      ETA: not in this instance though. This was a time they should have respected precedent.

      • JaymesRS@literature.cafeEnglish
        12·
        5 months ago

        Yes, an incredibly racist ruling is a great comparison to dismantling the administrative state, removing personal healthcare choices, and regulatory authority.

      • snooggumsEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        Dred Scott is the exception that proves the rule.

        • JaymesRS@literature.cafeEnglish
          3·
          5 months ago

          It’s actually not, which makes it a worse response. It wasn’t overturned by a court which is what state decisis applies to (Stare decisis is the doctrine that courts will adhere to precedent in making their decisions.) Dred Scott was overturned by the 13th & 14th amendments.