Fishermen in the small town of Cape May,
New Jersey, are at the epicenter of a legal
challenge that could reshape the landscape of
agency authority. The fishermen are challenging
the entrenched “Chevron” doctrine, which for
years has afforded deference to government
agencies with respect to reasonable
interpretation of ambiguous statutes. Once
again, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) is
in the spotlight as it hears pivotal cases –
Relentless v. Department of Commerce and
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which
may presage the dismantling of “Chevron”.
