In Chevron, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), the The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...United States Supreme Court set forth the legal analysis for determining whether to grant deference to a An agency is a department of a local or national government responsible for the oversight and administration of a specific function, such as a customs agency or a space agency. ...government agency's interpretation of its own statutory mandate. Since the Supreme Court's ruling in Holding Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 was void because it granted greater jurisdiction to the Supreme Court than the Constitution permitted. ...Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S.(1 Cranch) 137, 2 L.Ed. 60 (1803), the federal courts have the authority to Judicial review is the power of a court to review a law or an official act of a government employee or agent; for example, although the basis is different in different countries, as unconstitutional or violating of basic principles of justice. ...judicially review the A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ...statutes enacted by The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...Congress, and declare a statute invalid if it violates the Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and is...Constitution. But the Constitution sets no limits on a government agency's authority. Rather, federal government agencies are given authority through statutes enacted by Congress. The issue facing the Chevron court, therefore, was what standard of review should be applied by a court to a government agency's own reading of a statute that gives that agency its authority to act. A two-part analysis was born from the Chevron decision (called the "Chevron two-step"), where a reviewing court determines (1) whether a statute permits or forbids an agency's interpretation, and (2) if a statute is not clear on step (1), the court decides whether the agency's interpretation of a statute is reasonable or permissible. If an agency's interpretation is reasonable, then the court will defer to the agency's reading of the statute. Chevron is probably the most frequently cited case in American Administrative law is the body of law that arises from the activities of administrative agencies of government. ...administrative law. A February 2005 citation check on the Lexis/Nexis Shepard's citation service revealed that Chevron has been cited over 12,290 times in court opinions, law review articles, and other secondary sources.

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• Text of Chevron, Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984), through Findlaw (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=467&invol=837)