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The Supreme Court handed down its final rulings of the October 2023 term, cementing this year as a historic one in the annals of constitutional and administrative law. Justice Amy Coney Barrett announced the first decision Monday in Corner Post Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, which as she joked from the bench, was not the opinion most gathered in the courtroom that day were eager to hear. The decision nevertheless adds to what has already been an historic one for the world of administrative law in light of Friday’s decision overruling 40 years of “Chevron deference” to federal agencies during rulemaking challenges.
