Bloomberg Law: Courts’ Chevron deference to agencies should go to the landfill

On May 1, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear argument in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a case that is sure to send shockwaves through the runaway regulatory state.

At issue is the doctrine known as Chevron deference, which requires that courts defer to federal agency interpretation of statutes. As Adi Dynar and Will Yeatman explain, it sounds like legalese, but in practice, Chevron deference serves as a superhighway for administrative abuse.

Shared household ban harms families, housing, and due process

At a time when Americans are delaying marriage and families, and amidst an affordable housing crisis, the need for shared living is skyrocketing. But when Johnny Wolff and his innovative HomeRoom startup tried to meet this need in Shawnee, Kansas, the city banned co-living among four or more unrelated people.

This would outlaw the living arrangement of television’s “Golden Girls.” In real life, it threatens households of people like Val French, who gladly took in her son’s girlfriend when she needed a place to live.

As Americans, who we choose to live with is none of the government’s business. Now, Johnny and HomeRoom, along with Ms. French, are fighting back with a federal lawsuit to overturn Shawnee’s illegal ordinance and restore these rights.

Massachusetts kidnapped their kids. Now they are fighting to protect parents’ rights

Last July, Josh Sabey and Sarah Perkins found themselves living out every parent’s worst nightmare. Strangers barged into their home at 1:00 a.m., took their two children, and drove off into the night. The parents were left stunned and completely helpless.

This scene easily could have been a part of some sort of twisted movie plot—except in the movies, parents find some hope in knowing they can call the police for help. This wasn’t an option for the Sabey family. The police were in on it: Officers helped the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families take the Sabeys’ children without a warrant.

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