Bill Aimed at Eliminating “Chevron Deference” Passes Arizona Senate
April 12, 2018
Last week the Arizona State Senate passed a bill that would amend that state’s administrative procedure law to kill its version of the “Chevron” doctrine, which requires courts to defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation of statutes within its purview.
The doctrine originates from the landmark 1984 Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which set…