Understanding What the Loper Bright and Jarkesy Regulatory Earthquake Means for Gun Owners
As Dan posted yesterday, the Supreme Court has decided Loper Bright v. Raimondo, and in so doing has officially overruled and destroyed the doctrine of Chevron deference. Under Chevron, federal courts were severely handcuffed when evaluating federal agencies’ interpretations of federal law. Loper Bright followed the Court’s decision the day before in SEC v. Jarkesy, which […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Overrules Chevron Deference, Dealing a Body Blow to ATF Regulatory Power
Imagine if the ATF decided that gun makers had to pay for their agents to monitor compliance in every firearms manufacturer and gun store in the country…and the gun makers and retailers would have to foot the bill. That’s the kind of thing that the National Marine Fisheries Service did when it ruled that fishermen […]
SCOTUS Chevron Deference Cases Could Put an End to ATF Regulatory Overreach
This is a fish story that could have seismic impacts for the way the federal government generates gun control regulations. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases – both challenging a National Marine Fisheries Service rule that requires commercial fishing boats to pay for government monitors that keep watch over crews for […]
What A Big Fight Over Small Fish at the Supreme Court Could Mean for Gun Regulation
On Wednesday, a pair of cases regarding federally mandated observers on fishing vessels (and who pays for them) was argued in tandem before the United States Supreme Court. The cases focus on a small subset of a small fishery (herring), but the decision has the potential to change how federal regulations are made. The […]