U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Chevron Decision, Marking Pivotal Shift in Administrative Law

On June 28, the modern administrative state, a legal paradigm where courts traditionally deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, saw a significant shift. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overrule its 1984 ruling in Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., marked the end of an era in administrative law. Legal experts Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland observe that, while this pivotal decision represents a substantial change, it leaves behind a multitude of cases decided under the now-defunct Chevron framework.