The Supreme Court just made it easier to challenge government regulations, potentially putting clean water, emission standards, drug approvals and countless other regulations on the chopping block.
The landmark decision overturns a 40-year-old precedent called Chevron deference. It was a 6-3 split, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the opinion. The court’s liberal justices dissented.
The ruling is a massive win for the conservative push to rein in the power of the so-called “administrative state” — and the culmination of former President Donald Trump’s selection of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court in 2017. Gorsuch was pushed to the top of the list, in large part, because of his opposition to Chevron. He was part of the majority.