Chevron USA Inc v Natural Resources Defense Council

Chevron USA Inc v Natural Resources Defense Council: Birth of Chevron Deference

Decided in 1984, Chevron USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), is one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most frequently cited administrative law decisions. The case outlines the test employed by courts when considering a government agency’s own interpretation of a statute that it is charged with administering.