Pollution Curbs, Non-Compete Bans at Risk by Chevron Ruling (1)

The Supreme Court’s decision to undercut the ability of administrative agencies to interpret vague laws casts a long shadow over federal auto emission limits, bans on non-compete agreements and efforts to regulate broadband internet.

The 6-3 ruling Friday overturning the so-called Chevron doctrine could have its biggest impacts on environmental, tech and health policy, where partisan gridlock has stymied lawmaking by Congress, forcing federal agencies to use old statutes to regulate newer problems such as climate change.

At issue is a doctrine established in 1984, when the Supreme Court said in Chevron USA v. Natural Resources Defense Council that when ...