Top Republican Seeks Education Department’s Plans Post-Chevron Doctrine

Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate’s education committee, is urging the U.S. Department of Education to explain how it will adapt in light of the Chevron doctrine being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Chevron doctrine required federal courts to defer to government agencies when interpreting statutes with ambiguous meanings. However, the high court struck down the 40-year precedent Friday, sharply curtailing the regulatory power of the Education Department and other federal agencies.  In a Sunday letter, published by Politico, Cassidy accused the Education Department of “flagrantly and repeatedly” violating the law by crafting policy without authorization from Congress.