Chevron test

GPTKB entity

Statements (21)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Chevron_deference
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:public_administration
gptkbp:criticizedFor some legal scholars and judges
gptkbp:establishedIn 1984
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chevron test
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:limitation subsequent Supreme Court decisions
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc.
gptkbp:numberOfStages Has Congress directly spoken to the precise question at issue?
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:purpose determine judicial deference to administrative agency interpretations of statutes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chevron_U.S.A.,_Inc._v._Natural_Resources_Defense_Council,_Inc.
gptkbp:significance major principle in U.S. administrative law
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:Chevron_doctrine
gptkbp:step If the statute is ambiguous, is the agency's interpretation reasonable?
gptkbp:subjectOf legal scholarship
gptkbp:supportedBy proponents of agency expertise
gptkbp:usedBy federal courts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chevron_deference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7