Chevron deference was originally defended by conservatives concerned about judicial activism, particularly wrt liberal judges holding sway over regulatory polic

Chevron deference was originally defended by conservatives concerned about judicial activism, particularly wrt liberal judges holding sway over regulatory policy. A cynic would point out conservative enthusiasm for Chevron waxed and waned according to how liberal they perceived the federal courts, and that now that conservatives have an unassailable SCOTUS majority and a solid power base in the circuit courts they're finding intolerable those judicial restraints. But to be fair, the liberal contingent is mirroring the same behavior, becoming defenders of a rule they once opposed.