Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights Under Law, October 3, 2023, Lawyers’ Committee Calls on the Supreme Court to Uphold Chevron, Citing Impacts on Civil Rights if Overturned
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law – in collaboration with Pro Bono counsel Moore & Van Allen, PLLC – led a group of civil rights organizations in filing an amicus brief in support of the Respondents in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The brief outlines potential threats to civil rights protections if Chevron, a longstanding legal principle in which administrative agencies are afforded reasonable discretion to interpret laws passed by Congress, is upended. The Lawyers’ Committee asserts in its brief that Chevron is vitally important for maintaining the separation of powers between branches of government. Chevron empowers agencies to create and enforce regulations that provide clarity and guidance for individuals, organizations, and courts in order to uphold civil rights laws passed by Congress. In recent years the doctrine has been an essential tool allowing agencies to broadly enforce civil rights laws to protect disadvantaged groups and ensure justice.
Other organizations joining the amicus brief include the Center for Responsible Lending, Justice in Aging, Lambda Legal Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Employment Law Project and National Fair Housing Alliance.
