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Why a Supreme Court decision on fishing boats could change everything


What is Chevron deference, the legal doctrine the Supreme Court could soon toss out?

At question is a legal doctrine called Chevron deference that allows federal agencies to interpret laws meant to protect consumers, public health, and the environment. Plaintiffs in both cases are challenging a rule that makes fishing companies pay for the cost of observers they’re legally required to bring on their ships to monitor their operations. Policy choices that are better suited to agencies with research and information-gathering capacity, and obligations to consult stakeholders, will increasingly be made by federal judges, who have none of their expertise and do none of these things.

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