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Longstanding Agency Interpretations, Anita S. Krishnakumar
Longstanding Agency Interpretations, Anita S. Krishnakumar
Fordham Law Review
How much deference—or what kind—should courts give to longstanding agency interpretations of statutes? Surprisingly, courts and scholars lack a coherent answer to this question. Legal scholars long have assumed that longstanding agency statutory interpretations are treated with heightened deference on judicial review, and federal courts sometimes have made statements suggesting that this is the case. But in practice, federal court review of longstanding agency interpretations—at both the U.S. Supreme Court and courts of appeals—turns out to be surprisingly erratic. Reviewing courts sometimes note the longevity of an agency’s statutory interpretation as a plus factor in their deference analysis but at …
Three Steps Forward: Shared Regulatory Space, Deference, And The Role Of The Court, Amanda Shami
Three Steps Forward: Shared Regulatory Space, Deference, And The Role Of The Court, Amanda Shami
Fordham Law Review
When a party files suit challenging the legitimacy of an agency’s interpretation of its governing statute, Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. instructs courts to defer to the agency’s interpretation where (1) the court has found that Congress had not foreclosed the agency’s interpretation, and (2) the agency’s interpretation was a reasonable or permissible exercise of its authority. However, sometimes Congress enacts statutes delegating authority over a given regulatory space to more than one agency. When two agencies have shared authority under the same regulatory scheme, those agencies may disagree regarding the interpretation of certain provisions that …
The Three Phases Of Mead, Kristin E. Hickman
In Search Of Skidmore, Peter L. Strauss
Chevron At The Roberts Court: Still Failing After All These Years, Jack M. Beermann
Chevron At The Roberts Court: Still Failing After All These Years, Jack M. Beermann
Fordham Law Review
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Step Zero After City Of Arlington, Thomas W. Merrill
Step Zero After City Of Arlington, Thomas W. Merrill
Fordham Law Review
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Chevron And Skidmore In The Workplace: Unhappy Together, James J. Brudney
Chevron And Skidmore In The Workplace: Unhappy Together, James J. Brudney
Fordham Law Review
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