A recent US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling has shifted regulatory enforcement from the federal agencies to the judicial system. On 28 June 2024, the Supreme Court struck down a legal principle known as the Chevron Doctrine (or Deference). This doctrine dates to a 1984 Supreme Court ruling (Chevron v Natural Resources Defense Council) that allows federal agencies to use their own expertise to interpret ambiguities in the law. It became the foundation for the federal system of regulation through