Chevron doctrine overturned: Republicans, big business praise Supreme Court decision
Republican lawmakers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce praised the Supreme Court decision Friday overturning the so-called Chevron Doctrine, which for four decades led judges to defer to how federal agencies interpreted a law when its language was not clear. GOP lawmakers said the 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court undid a precedent that they argued had unjustly strengthened the power of unelected government officials. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said, "The Constitution vests Congress with the sole authority to make law." "After forty years of Chevron deference, the Supreme Court made it clear today that o
