"Supreme Court's Crucial Role in Shaping Federal Administrative Power"
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on whether federal agencies have the authority to enforce regulations without specific congressional authorization, in a case involving Atlantic herring fishermen being required to pay for federal officials to monitor their catches. The outcome could have significant implications for the power of executive agencies and the longstanding "Chevron deference." Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch have advocated for scaling back this deference, and the views of fellow conservative justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, could be pivotal.