Adam Liptak
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Supreme Court Overrules Chevron Doctrine, Imperiling an Array of Federal Rules
The foundational 1984 decision required courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes, underpinning regulations on health care, safety and the environment.
Supreme Court Rejects S.E.C.’s Administrative Tribunals
Such tribunals, common in executive agencies, hear enforcement actions without juries, a practice that challengers said violated the Constitution.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Biden Administration’s Contacts With Social Media Companies
The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Consumer Watchdog’s Funding
A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions.
Supreme Court Sets Rules for Blocking Citizens From Officials’ Accounts
In two unanimous rulings, the justices tried to distinguish between private conduct, which is not subject to the First Amendment, and state action, which is.
Supreme Court Seems Open to Free Speech Challenges to Social Media Laws
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally...
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Overturn Key Chevron Precedent
The justices will consider whether to overrule the seminal 1984 Chevron decision, which requires judges to defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Limit Power of Federal Government
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies.
Supreme Court Skeptical in That Could Hobble Consumer Watchdog
The justices heard a challenge to the way Congress funded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but seemed persuaded that it was constitutional.
Supreme Court Rules Against Dog Toy Resembling Jack Daniel’s Bottle
The case, a trademark dispute, pitted Jack Daniel’s against Bad Spaniels Silly Squeakers, which looks like the distiller’s distinctive bottle and adds potty humor.