Supreme Court Overturns ‘Chevron Doctrine,’ Curtailing Federal Government Power

The 40-year-old doctrine has provided a legal foundation for the modern administrative state.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court, in a vote of 6–3, overturned the Chevron deference doctrine, a bureaucracy-empowering judicial doctrine that critics say led to the explosive growth of the U.S. government in recent decades.

The new decision will make it more difficult for unelected government officials to generate new regulations.