[Jonathan H. Adler] Do liberal judges have a problem applying Chevron? (Or are conservative agencies bad at following statutory directions?)

The Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch helped propel a largely academic debate over judicial deference to agency interpretations of law to the fore. Under the Chevron doctrine, agency interpretations of ambiguous statutory language are to be upheld, provided that the agency interpretations are themselves reasonable. Although Chevron deference is not always available, when it can be invoked […]