A series of Supreme Court decisions weakening the power of federal agencies are poised to make it harder for the government to protect the public from abuses and dangers from fraudulent investment funds to air pollution – all while making it easier for well-funded industry groups to ask Trump-appointed judges to upend regulations, according to legal experts.
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the 6-3 majority opinion put a final nail in the coffin for the decades-old Chevron doctrine that has helped federal agencies’ interpretations of – often highly complex and technical – statutes stand up in court.
