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BREAKING: SCOTUS unanimously yanks chain on EPA in Sackett
PeteS in CA:
BREAKING: SCOTUS unanimously yanks chain on EPA in Sackett
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/05/25/boom-scotus-unanimously-yanks-chain-on-epa-in-waters-of-the-us-case-n553404
--- Quote ---Anyone want to take bets on the life expectancy of the Chevron doctrine after today’s unanimous decision on Sackett v EPA? The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the EPA had grossly overstepped its congressional mandate in defining “Waters of the United States,” vastly limiting its authority to declare jurisdiction over what it claims to be “wetlands” on private property.
It’s the second such loss in as many years for the EPA’s attempt to aggrandize its jurisdiction, CBS News notes:
--- Quote ---In an opinion authored by Justice Samuel Alito in the case known as Sackett v. EPA, the high court found that the agency’s interpretation of the wetlands covered under the Clean Water Act is “inconsistent” with the law’s text and structure, and the law extends only to “wetlands with a continuous surface connection to bodies of water that are ‘waters of the United States’ in their own right.”
Five justices joined the majority opinion by Alito, while the remaining four — Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson — concurred in the judgment.
The decision from the conservative court is the latest to target the authority of the EPA to police pollution. On the final day of its term last year, the high court limited the agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, dealing a blow to efforts to combat climate change.
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I love the whiny tone of SeeBS' article! May the bureaucrats' snout get even more smacks!
The "Chevron doctrine" was a principle in which courts deferred to regulatory agencies' interpretations of their authority and jurisdiction. Bureaucratic tyranny was predictable and ensued, and this and last year's power plants rulings will at least put limits on the "Chevron doctrine", and threaten to end it.
Bigun:
--- Quote from: PeteS in CA on May 25, 2023, 04:02:17 pm ---BREAKING: SCOTUS unanimously yanks chain on EPA in Sackett
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2023/05/25/boom-scotus-unanimously-yanks-chain-on-epa-in-waters-of-the-us-case-n553404
I love the whiny tone of SeeBS' article! May the bureaucrats' snout get even more smacks!
The "Chevron doctrine" was a principle in which courts deferred to regulatory agencies' interpretations of their authority and jurisdiction. Bureaucratic tyranny was predictable and ensued, and this and last year's power plants rulings will at least put limits on the "Chevron doctrine", and threaten to end it.
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Thanks @PeteS in CA to say that I REALLY like this one would be grossly understating it.
Free Vulcan:
And a 9-0 slap down is doubly sweet.
Smokin Joe:
That's two 9-0 rulings today!
DB:
That's a step in the right direction! Hopefully just a start.
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