Auer v. Robbins (1997) was a Supreme Court ruling, the effect of which is agencies are given deference to interpet their own regulations.
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This is how e.g. the FDA can impose new rules on medical devices (e.g. cybersecurity guidances) without legislative action.
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It's also how Section 1557 sex discrimination bans can be interpeted to include LGBT folks.
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The GOP has been wanting to undo Auer for years, as you might imagine.
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And Trump's cabinet is full of folks who are on record of wanting to undo the agencies they run. So yes, expect this rule to be attacked.
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Reversing Auer is a big step to mass deregulation and outright kleptocracy.
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