Kisor v. Wilkie

Citation

588 U.S. 558 (2019)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

Auer deference survives but is significantly cabined: it applies only when (1) the regulation is genuinely ambiguous after exhausting all tools of construction, (2) the agency’s interpretation is reasonable, (3) the interpretation is the agency’s authoritative or official position, (4) the interpretation implicates the agency’s substantive expertise, and (5) the interpretation reflects the agency’s fair and considered judgment.

Significance

Reaffirmed but substantially narrowed Auer deference; declined to overrule it but added five prerequisites limiting when deference applies.

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