logoalt Hacker News

curt15today at 7:41 PM1 replyview on HN

> Doesn't that mean agencies like this are not free to set their own rules when a law is ambiguous?

Agencies can say whatever they want but courts are not required to defer to them when this inevitably goes to a lawsuit.


Replies

ilovetuxtoday at 8:48 PM

Thanks. That actually makes it make more sense, chevron doctrine applied to courts and what they can/can't do.

Edit: made applies past tense