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The Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday overturning "Chevron deference" — a 40-year-old precedent that orders courts to defer to the expertise of agency employees when interpreting statute, which could make it easier for courts to strike down all manner of regulations across the entire federal government. Ironically, the original Chevron ruling was issued by conservative justices, to protect Ronald Reagan administration policymakers from being overruled by Jimmy Carter-appointed judges — but now with a far more Democratic-leaning administrative state, right-wing judges have been clamoring to take back power over the regulatory process for years.

The decision horrified many legal experts — and also renowned singer and actress Barbra Streisand, who took to X to condemn the ruling.

"The Supreme Court overruled 40 years of precedent and overturned the Chevron decision," wrote Streisand. "It makes judges and the Supreme Court the regulators of laws passed by Congress rather than the scientific expertise at federal agencies. This is not democracy but rule by judicial order. The only beneficiaries are big business and polluters."...

President Joe Biden brushed aside jet lag Saturday, flying straight from the G7 in Italy to Los Angeles to a star-studded fundraiser bringing millions of dollars for his election fight against Donald Trump in November.

The president was joined by Barack Obama, the previous Democratic commander-in-chief, at an event which included remarks by actors Julia Roberts and George Clooney, as well as singing icon Barbra Streisand.

Despite the Hollywood heavyweights, Biden turned serious when he spoke of his rival Trump, and how whoever wins the election will likely have at least two new Supreme Court nominations to make....