A Matter of Deference.

The article discusses the implications of the Supreme Court's 2024 decision in *Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo*, which overruled the Chevron doctrine, stating that federal courts should not defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous federal statutes. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for the majority, argued that Chevron violated constitutional principles and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). The article contrasts this with the Auer deference, which allows courts to defer to agency interpretations of their own regulations, and highlights dissenting opinions that advocate for maintaining both Chevron and Auer deference. It concludes that the future of Auer deference is uncertain, especially in light of the reasoning in *Loper Bright*, suggesting that if Auer survives, agencies may increasingly rely on their own rules rather than federal statutes for legal interpretations. [Extracted from the article]