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Supreme Court ruling kneecaps federal regulators


The decision could affect everything from pollution limits to consumer protections in the US.

On Friday the Supreme Court overturned a longstanding legal doctrine in the US, making a transformative ruling that could hamper federal agencies’ ability to regulate all kinds of industry. And that can lead to a lot of inconsistency and confusion for agencies and for regulated parties.” Jody Freeman, director of the Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard, previously told The Verg e when SCOTUS heard oral arguments over Chevron deference in January. Trade groups representing a broad swath of interests from Gun Owners of America to e-cigarette companies have all pushed to overturn or limit Chevron deference.

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