ASSOCIATED PRESS • January 17, 2024
Conservative Supreme Court justices on Wednesday voiced support for weakening the power of federal regulators, but it was not clear whether a majority would overturn a major 40-year-old decision. The court heard three and a half hours of arguments in two challenges brought by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement, though the facts of their cases were barely discussed in the courtroom. Instead, the focus was on whether the court should overturn the 1984 case colloquially known as Chevron, which courts have relied on to uphold a wide range of regulations, including on the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections.