United States | Fed herring

The US Supreme Court is primed to recalibrate government power

“Chevron deference” could be on the justices’ chopping block

Close up of caught Herring fish.
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|New York|4 min read

TWO WEEKS before America’s Supreme Court considers whether Donald Trump may constitutionally remain on the presidential ballot, it will tackle a question closely tied to Mr Trump’s deregulatory plans for a second term. The power of some 436 federal agencies that do the bulk of the work of the federal government—from food safety to banking rules to pollution control—comes under the justices’ scrutiny on January 17th.

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