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United States major questions doctrineclean air act

West Virginia v EPA

597 U.S. 697 (2022)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2022
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Under the major questions doctrine, an administrative agency asserting authority over a matter of vast economic and political significance must point to clear congressional authorization; the EPA lacked such authorization under Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act to require generation-shifting across the power sector.

Area of Law

constitutional

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