Supreme Court strikes down Chevron, curtailing power of federal agencies

By a vote of 6-3 , the justices overruled their 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council .

The decision will likely have far-reaching effects across the country, from environmental regulation to healthcare costs.

Justice Elena Kagan dissented, in an opinion joined by Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson .

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on Monday on when the statute of limitations to challenge agency action begins to run.

Justice Clarence Thomas said the Chevron doctrine was inconsistent not only with the Administrative Procedure Act but also with the Constitution ’s division of power among the three branches of government.

Justice Kagan , who read a summary of her dissent from the bench, was sharply critical of the decision.

Friday ’s ruling came in one of three cases during the 2023-24 term seeking to curtail the power of federal agencies a conservative effort sometimes dubbed the “war on the administrative state” In October , the court heard arguments in a challenge to the constitutionality of the mechanism used to fund the consumer watchdog Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .