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On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 ruling that gave government agencies broad discretion to interpret “ambiguous” laws. “Critics have long complained that Chevron deference allowed bureaucrats to usurp a judicial function and systematically disadvantaged ‘the little guy’ in disputes with an overweening administrative state,” wrote Reason’s Jacob Sullum of the Friday decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and Relentless v. Department of Commerce. The decision will impact the way agencies regulate fields such as environmental an…

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