Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Ruling Curtails Federal Agencies’ Regulatory Flexibility

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright significantly limits federal agencies’ ability to alter regulatory policies from one administration to another. This ruling effectively dismantles Chevron deference and overrules the 2005 decision in National Cable & Telecommunications Association v. Brand X. This development greatly diminishes the flexibility agencies previously had in adjusting regulatory frameworks, posing substantial implications for how administrative law is practiced and potentially altering the dynamics of regulatory policy changes in the future. For an in-depth analysis, Steven Gordon at Holland & Knight provides detailed insights here.