Prof. Hickman Quoted by Star Tribune Regarding Gorsuch Nomination and Chevron Deference

Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted by the Star Tribune considering the implications for Chevron deference and the relationship between courts and federal government agencies posed by the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the United States Supreme Court. Although the article highlighted concerns raised about legal uncertainty and judicial activism if the Chevron doctrine is overruled or repealed, Prof. Hickman downplayed the impact of such a change on most case outcomes. “My own take on it is that getting rid of Chevron as a doctrine is unlikely to get rid of judicial deference entirely,” she said. “In a hugely political case not having Chevron might yield a different outcome. But I don’t think that is most cases.”