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Chevron deference

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A quick definition of Chevron deference :

The Chevron deference is a legal principle in administrative law that means courts should usually defer to the decisions made by government agencies. This principle was established in a court case called Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. The court said that if a law is unclear or silent on a particular issue, and an agency makes a reasonable decision about that issue, the court should usually accept that decision. However, this only applies to decisions made by agencies that are responsible for enforcing that law, and only if the agency made the decision through a formal process. If an agency makes a decision in a less formal way, the court may still consider it, but won't necessarily give it as much weight.

A more thorough explanation:

The Chevron deference is a principle in administrative law that refers to the doctrine of judicial deference given to administrative actions. It was coined after a landmark case, Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 468 U.S. 837 (1984).

The Chevron deference requires that when a legislative delegation to an administrative agency on a particular issue or question is not explicit but rather implicit, a court may not substitute its own interpretation of the statute for a reasonable interpretation made by the administrative agency. In other words, if Congress has not spoken directly to the precise issue at question, the court should defer to the agency's answer or interpretation, as long as it is not unreasonable.

For example, if an agency is tasked with interpreting a statute that is ambiguous or silent on a particular issue, the agency's interpretation will be given Chevron deference if it is reasonable. However, if the agency's interpretation is not based on formal proceedings with the force of law, such as adjudications or notice-and-comment rulemaking, it may not be given Chevron deference.

Overall, the Chevron deference is an important principle in administrative law that helps to ensure that administrative agencies are given the necessary deference to carry out their duties and interpret statutes in a reasonable manner.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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