Chevron deference doctrine

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chevron_doctrine
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_administrative_law
judicial review of administrative agency interpretations
gptkbp:criticizedFor granting too much power to administrative agencies
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:firstReleased 1984
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chevron deference doctrine
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:principle courts defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes
gptkbp:prohibits subsequent Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:Auer_deference
gptkb:Skidmore_deference
gptkbp:significantCase gptkb:King_v._Burwell
gptkb:United_States_v._Mead_Corp.
gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:subjectOf legal scholarship
judicial debate
gptkbp:supportedBy proponents of agency expertise
gptkbp:twoStepTest Step Two: If statute is ambiguous, is the agency's interpretation reasonable?
Step One: Has Congress spoken directly to the precise question at issue?
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6