Supreme Court ruling threatens to create regulatory uncertainty, higher costs and greater damages – Coyote Gulch

Click the link to read the release on the Colorado Attorney General’s website:

June 28, 2024

Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement regarding today’s decision by the U.S. Supreme Court overturning 40 years of legal precedent:

“Throughout 40 years of precedent known as the Chevron Doctrine, the Supreme Court has shown reasonable deference to federal agencies to implement laws passed by Congress, especially when the statute is unclear. As the court has consistently recognized, it is impossible for Congress to enact every detail needed to implement and enforce complex laws.

“In the light of today’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. RaimondoThe Supreme Court is calling itself a super regulator. The court claims to know better than highly qualified experts when it comes to protecting the air we breathe, the water we drink, public lands, worker safety, food and drug safety, public safety, disaster relief, public benefits, or any other regulation that affects Americans’ lives. (emphasis mine) The court’s decision in this case threatens to create regulatory uncertainty for businesses, government agencies and ordinary Americans. As a result, it promises not only confusion, but also higher costs and greater damage. Instead of clarifying the scope of the Chevron doctrine, the court decided to sow chaos and uncertainty.

“Today’s decision does not affect state regulations issued under Colorado law. The Department of Law will continue to work with state agency partners to implement and enforce state laws.

Colorado was part of a coalition of state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit in defense of the Chevron doctrine in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.