The Supreme Court's Double Hammer to Agencies: Loper Bright and Corner Post Set New Precedents for Challenging Federal Agency Action

Summary

Key takeaway #1. While Loper Bright officially jettisons the 40-year-old Chevron two-step standard for statutory interpretation, replacing it with the "best interpretation" standard, its impact on arrival may be overstated inasmuch as the Chevron doctrine has been trending toward obsolescence for years.