SCOTUS: Chevron Deference Overruled

In a 6 to 3 ruling, the Supreme Court has overruled the 1984 Chevron v. National Resources Defense Council decision that required courts to defer to agencies’ reasonable interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This is big news as Chevron Deference is one of the ways the ATF was getting away with changing rules and definitions. This is great news for freedom loving citizens of this great country.

Chief Justice Roberts wrote, “Chevron is overruled. Courts must exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its statutory authority, as the [Administrative Procedure Act] requires,”.

This not only affects the ATF, but ALL government agencies. This puts the check and balance back with Congress. No longer can these agencies try to re-interpret laws. Many who support Chevron Deference argued that this left final rule interpretation up to the “experts” in their respective fields. Do they mean experts like the ATF agent that couldn’t even field strip a Glock? 🙂

If the SCOTUS had not already overturned the ATF Bump stock and Pistol Brace rules, this surely would have been the next step to getting those rules overturned.