Auer deference

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Seminole_Rock_deference
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Kisor_v._Wilkie_(2019)
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:public_administration
judicial review
interpretation of agency regulations
regulation is genuinely ambiguous
gptkbp:criticizedFor granting excessive power to administrative agencies
gptkbp:debatedBy separation of powers
administrative state
gptkbp:doesNotApplyWhen agency interpretation is plainly erroneous or inconsistent with the regulation
interpretation does not implicate agency's substantive expertise
interpretation is not the result of fair and considered judgment
interpretation does not reflect agency's authoritative or official position
gptkbp:firstArticulatedIn 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Auer deference
gptkbp:meaning courts defer to an agency's interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Auer_v._Robbins
gptkbp:originatedFromCase gptkb:Bowles_v._Seminole_Rock_&_Sand_Co.
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:Kisor_v._Wilkie
gptkbp:reaffirms gptkb:Auer_v._Robbins_(1997)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chevron_deference
gptkb:Skidmore_deference
gptkbp:supportedBy judicial precedent
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:United_States_federal_courts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Auer_v._Robbins
gptkb:United_States_federal_administrative_law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6