Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-3-2025
Subject Category
Administrative Law | Law
Abstract
In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court overruled Chevron deference but blessed giving agency interpretations of statutes “respect” or “weight” under the Skidmore standard during judicial review. Yet, the Court in Loper Bright offered only a few limited references regarding Skidmore as a doctrine, with little guidance regarding what judicial review under Skidmore ought to look like. The Court might not have felt the need to elaborate, as courts have been applying Skidmore for eighty years. As applied, however, Skidmore is a more complicated doctrine than many people realize. An extensive Skidmore jurisprudence exists, with nuances that at first blush may not seem entirely square with some of the assumptions and reasoning in Loper Bright. The purpose of this Essay is to explore the pre‑Loper Bright status quo of Skidmore review and anticipate some of the questions about Skidmore that will inevitably arise as courts apply it in future cases.
Recommended Citation
Kristin E. Hickman, Anticipating a New Modern Skidmore Standard, 74 Duke Law Journal Online 111-138 (2025)
