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The Supreme Court of the United States has overturned a 40-year ruling — Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — that instructed lower courts to give deference to federal agencies when federal laws are seen as ambiguous. The decision means agencies will have a harder time regulating the environment, workplace safety, public health and other major issues.
The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, said the court “gravely erred” when it gave agency regulators deference in the interpretation of federal laws back in…
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