The U.S. Supreme Court ordered a lower court this week to reconsider a labor dispute in light of a June ruling that overturned a longstanding legal doctrine favoring federal agencies.
The Supreme Court’s new decision took the form of an unsigned order in Hospital Menonita Guayama, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board that was issued on Dec. 16. No justices dissented.
Earlier this year, the nation’s highest court overturned Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council (1984) in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.
Under Chevron, judges were required to defer to the legal interpretations of federal agency officials who enforced federal laws they deemed ambiguous. The Loper Bright ruling means courts should use their own judgment to interpret laws instead of deferring to agencies….