Administrative deference in the United States: Kisor and the consolidation of Auer jurisprudence

Di Gioia, Ilaria (2019) Administrative deference in the United States: Kisor and the consolidation of Auer jurisprudence. JURIS POIESIS, 22 (29). pp. 311-315.

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Abstract

Auer deference, i.e. the extent to which courts defer to an agency’s interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation, is under the spotlight in the United States.
The doctrine has been greatly criticised by both academics and judges concerned about the increase of the power of administrative agencies but in June 2019 the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed its constitutionality by a 5-4 majority in Kisor v. Wilkie. Justice Kagan authored the majority opinion and insisted that the Auer doctrine is still alive. Justice Gorsuch, on the other hand, argued in his concurrence that because of the new limitations that Kisor imposes on administrative deference, Auer has become a paper tiger, meaning that it has lost its bite and efficacy.
This abstract briefly reviews the Kisor decision and the points raised in the majority opinion. It argues that the decision has not changed the Auer doctrine but instead consolidated its technical aspects.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	http://revistaadmmade.estacio.br/index.php/jurispoiesis/issue/view/384
Dates:	Date Event 13 September 2019 Accepted
Subjects:	CAH16 - law > CAH16-01 - law > CAH16-01-01 - law
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Law, Social and Criminal Justice
Depositing User:	Ilaria Di Gioia
Date Deposited:	10 Dec 2019 16:04
Last Modified:	12 Jan 2022 14:08
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8524

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