Paul Ray's Critique of the Expertise Rationale for Chevron Deference

Update: 2024-03-08

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Adam White and Jace Lington chat with former OIRA Administrator Paul J. Ray about his new paper, “Lover, Mystic, Bureaucrat, Judge: The Communication of Expertise and the Deference Doctrines.” In the paper, Mr. Ray critiques the expertise rationale for Chevron deference, arguing that agency employees can share much of the special knowledge they use to make decisions with reviewing courts.

Notes:

Lover, Mystic, Bureaucrat, Judge: The Communication of Expertise and the Deference Doctrines, Paul J. Ray
Keynote Address and Fireside Chat, October 2023, Chevron on Trial: The Supreme Court and the Future of Agency Authority and Expertise

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Paul Ray's Critique of the Expertise Rationale for Chevron Deference

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Paul Ray's Critique of the Expertise Rationale for Chevron Deference

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Paul Ray's Critique of the Expertise Rationale for Chevron Deference