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An Inconsistent Chevron Standard: Refining Chevron Deference In Immigration Law, Juan P. Caballero
An Inconsistent Chevron Standard: Refining Chevron Deference In Immigration Law, Juan P. Caballero
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal
Recent developments in the composition of the Supreme Court have fueled academic and journalistic speculation about the future of one of the foundational cases in modern administrative law, Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984). Thirty-five years ago, Chevron established the current legal foundation for judicial deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutory language. This Article contains an empirical study of the manner in which courts of appeals have applied Chevron in one specific area of administrative law: immigration law.
Immigration law provides a unique case study because it implicates …