Bloomberg Law Podcast Asks: Is the Administrative State Still Alive?

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| August 14, 2025

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Bloomberg Law’s UnCommon Law podcast continues its series on the “story behind the fishing industry’s Chevron doctrine challenge.” This episode is on: “Chevron Deference Is Dead. Is the Administrative State Still Alive?”

In just the first six months after Loper Bright was decided, courts cited the case more than 400 times, according to a Minnesota Law Review article. Lower federal courts invalidated new agency rules almost 84% of the time. This has affected policies ranging from net neutrality to labor regulations to environmental protections. We delve into how Loper Bright has already reshaped American regulatory policy.

Featuring:

  • Helgi Walker, partner at Gibson Dunn and co-chair of their administrative law and regulatory practice group
  • Rebecca Rainey, senior labor department reporter for Bloomberg Law
  • Cary Coglianese, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and director of the Penn Program on Regulation