Bohemia, New York – On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court, by a 6-3 majority, ruled in favor of a family fishing company in Loper Bright Enterprises et. al. v. Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce et. al., and in so doing overturned Court’s decision in Chevron v. Natural Resource Defense Council (1984). This long-anticipated ruling will finally end decades of rogue federal agencies trampling the rights of everyday Americans under the banner of Chevron and ensure that the people’s elected representatives, not unelected bureaucrats, have the final say in the laws that govern us.
As this case progressed through the judicial system, AMAC Action was proud to join with 91 other conservative organizations in urging the Supreme Court and lower courts to reach this conclusion. Through AMAC Action’s work with these partners, AMAC members have helped limit the unfettered ability of federal bureaucrats to define regulatory standards and requirements that go beyond the plain language of the enabling statutes.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who helped lead the coalition, called the Supreme Court’s decision “a great day for the Constitution and the American people. Since Chevron was decided in 1984, the heavy hand of big government has been encroaching on Congressional powers, and that power has rightly been put in check today. No longer will the Constitution’s safeguards be whittled away as our courts are forced to defer to unelected bureaucrats. The Constitution is the greatest charter of freedom in human history, that has been proven by the test of time. Today’s ruling is a monumental moment for preserving freedom, prosperity and Constitutional Limited Government for future generations of Americans.”
AMAC Action President Bob Carlstrom agreed, calling the ruling “a huge win for American business in all industries and businesses – small and large – and for all Americans in view of the massive regulatory costs imposed by the federal agencies and passed on to them in product prices. Moreover, it is a long-awaited constitutional check on the tyranny of the unelected bureaucrats who behave as they are the fourth branch of government. I expect and hope that this decision will ripple throughout the regulated business community and that it can be used to force reductions in the current broad universe of excessive regulation.”
With more important cases making their way through the judicial system, AMAC Action will continue to be an advocate for the interests of our members both in and out of the courtroom.
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