Chevron doctrine

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chevron_deference
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:United_States_federal_administrative_law
Statute is ambiguous and agency interpretation is reasonable
gptkbp:citation Thousands of federal court decisions
gptkbp:criticizedFor Granting too much power to administrative agencies
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:firstReleased 1984
gptkbp:holdsThat Courts should defer to administrative agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes
gptkbp:influencedBy Judicial review principles
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc.
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:potentiallyOverruledBy gptkb:Loper_Bright_Enterprises_v._Raimondo
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Skidmore_deference
gptkb:Administrative_Procedure_Act
Judicial deference
gptkbp:significantCase gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:subject Ongoing legal and political debate
gptkbp:twoStepTest Step One: Has Congress spoken directly to the precise question at issue?
Step Two: If not, is the agency's interpretation reasonable?
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chevron_deference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chevron doctrine