The Supreme Court overruled Chevron deference in a landmark 6 to 3 decision in June 2024.

The claim is supported by the reported outcome in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court overruled the Chevron doctrine, a framework that had generally directed courts to defer to reasonable agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. The Legal Information Institute and multiple legal analyses identify June 2024 as the point when the Court ended the doctrine.law.cornell.edulaw.cornell.eduChevron deference | Wex | US Lawskadden.comskadden.comSupreme Court’s Overruling of Chevron Deference to Administrative Agencies’...+4 more

The vote was 6-3. Nossaman’s contemporaneous June 28, 2024 analysis specifically described the ruling as a 6-3 decision, while the other legal analyses confirm that the Court rejected mandatory Chevron deference and required courts to exercise their own independent judgment in interpreting statutes.consumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.comconsumerfinancialserviceslawmonitor.comSupreme Court Overrules Chevron Doctrine in Landmark Administrative Law Decisionnossaman.comnossaman.comSupreme Court Overturns Chevron Deference

The decision did not eliminate all consideration of agency views. It held that statutory ambiguity alone does not require judicial deference, while courts may still consider an agency’s reasoning to the extent it is persuasive under ordinary legal principles. That qualification does not alter the claim’s central point: the Chevron framework itself was overruled in June 2024.law.uchicago.edulaw.uchicago.eduWith Chevron Deference Ended, What Happens Next?skadden.comskadden.comSupreme Court’s Overruling of Chevron Deference to Administrative Agencies’...+1 more