Supreme Court’s Chevron decision limits tech regulation

AXIOS July 2, 2024
Scott Rosenberg

The Supreme Court’s decision Friday limiting executive branch power also further hobbled U.S. government efforts to roll back Big Tech’s power.

Why it matters: Tech giants have long fueled efforts to pass new federal laws limiting the companies’ influence. But now, and for a long time to come, advocates will need to find other ways to achieve that goal.

Driving the news: The Supreme Court’s decision essentially scuttles the regulatory strategy Congress has long used to establish rules for complex technical realms like health care, the environment and telecommunications.

• For 40 years, under a Supreme Court principle known as “Chevron deference,” Congress has assumed it can draft broad principles establishing its goals and plans — and leave the complex...

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