Administrative Law
3 cases in this category
Postal Service v. Konan
The Supreme Court decided United States Postal Service v. Konan, a case about whether individuals can sue the federal government for intentional misconduct by postal workers. Lebene Konan had an extended dispute with her local post office in Euless, Texas, over mail delivery to her rental properties. She alleged USPS employees intentionally withheld and interfered with her mail delivery. After administrative complaints failed, she sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments
The Court upheld the FDA's authority to deny marketing authorization for flavored e-cigarette products. E-cigarette companies had argued the FDA acted arbitrarily when it denied their applications to sell flavored vaping products. The Fifth Circuit had agreed with the companies.
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo
In one of the most consequential decisions in decades, the Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine. Under Chevron, courts had deferred to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous laws. Now, courts must use their own independent judgment when interpreting statutes, rather than automatically deferring to the government's reading.