Conservatives and business groups on a years-long mission to roll back judicial deference to state agencies watched as the US Supreme Court scrapped its own federal precedent—and then got back to work.
States such as Idaho, Indiana, and Nebraska have already enacted laws this year to eliminate judicial deference. These new measures join similar efforts from the last decade in places like Arizona, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. In 2018, Florida even went as far as amending its constitution to require courts not to defer to state agencies. Within the judiciary, top courts in at least seven other states have weakened deference standards in recent years as well.
Proponents of eliminating judicial deference argue that the high court’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo has furthered their cause by creating a pathway to curtail the influence of state agencies. This pivotal movement reflects a broader aim to reduce what is perceived as unwarranted power held by state regulatory bodies.
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