Last week the Supreme Court heard oral argument in American Hospital Association vs. Becerra, a case involving Medicare reimbursements to hospitals. The case gives the Court an opportunity to revisit its holding in Chevron v. NRDC (1984), with several justices expressing doubts about the continued wisdom of that holding. Loyola and Epstein argue that under the Administrative Procedure Act, courts should examine all questions of law de novo, without deference to agency interpretations of law. They urge the Court to reverse its ruling in Chevron.
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