Chevron doctrine

American  

[shev-ron dok-trin] / ˈʃɛv rɒn ˌdɒk trɪn /

noun

Law.

1. the arguments supporting Chevron deference and spelling out the conditions for its legitimate application.

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Etymology

Origin of Chevron doctrine

First recorded in 1985–90; named after the 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

Example Sentences

Scalia, a conservative luminary, had been a prominent advocate for the Chevron doctrine, but Thomas said he believed his colleague was coming around to Thomas' revised view on it before his death.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2023

“During the Reagan years, most of the conservatives and the business interests thought that the Chevron doctrine worked in their favor,” Doniger says.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2023

This approach is called Chevron deference or the Chevron doctrine, because it was articulated by the Supreme Court in 1984 in Chevron v.

From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2021

For all those reasons, lawyers and many people beyond just the bar now are starting to pay a lot of attention to this Chevron doctrine, what it means, and whether it’s valid.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2017

The odd thing about this is that the Chevron doctrine was a creation of conservative government.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2017