#ClarenceThomas #Reversed Position After #Gifts And #FamilyPayments #SupremeCourt #justice #switchedsides on a #landmark legal doctrine satisfying his benefactors’ conservative advocacy machine #harlancrow The so-called #ChevronDeference #doctrine stipulates that the executive branch — not the federal courts — has the power to interpret laws passed by Congress in certain circumstances. https://www.levernews.com/clarence-thomas-reversed-position-after-gifts-and-family-payments/ #SCOTUS #corruption #darkmoney #billionaries #PaytoPlay
#Conservatives bought #SCOTUs
@bespacific no, that's not quite right.
Chevron does not say courts have that power. They only have the power to call out the president when executive interpretations clearly exceed limits on presidential power.
The courts still don't get to come up with novel interpretations the way Chevron provides to the president.
