Arguments Bare High Court Divide in Case on Federal Rules

Education Week: The U.S. Supreme Court was sharply divided during oral arguments over when courts should defer to a federal agency's interpretation of its own ambiguous regulations—an issue that has arisen in education over such issues as transgender-student rights and racial disparities in student discipline.

The justices, who heard the arguments late last month, are weighing whether they should overrule two long-standing precedents that require courts to defer to agencies' reasonable rules interpretations.

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