Chevron good for small businesses. It preserves certainty necessary for investment decisions.
Dubner et al. 23 [Jeffrey Dubner is a Chief Counsel at the Office of Commissioner Kotagal, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and a Legal Director at Democracy Forward Foundation, , a nonpartisan, national legal organization; *Kaitlyn Golden is a Senior Counsel at Democracy Forward Foundation; ** Skye Perryman is president and co-founder of Democracy Forward Foundation; On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; No. 22-451; 9/22/24; “BRIEF OF SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF RESPONDENTS”; https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-451/280229/20230922133356720_Amicus%20Brief%20of%20Small%20Business%20Associations.pdf; Accessed 6/29/24]//maikle
For a small business, anything that reduces risk and increases stability and predictability makes opening, survival, and growth more possible. A consistent regulatory environment can provide the uniformity and predictability small businesses need to thrive. When entrepreneurs know the rules of the playing field, they can determine the best next strategic move for their business. A well-structured regulatory environment can also put small businesses on even footing with big corporations, allowing Main Street to be competitive with Wall Street.
Chevron deference promotes that regulatory certainty. By creating a stable framework for courts to use when evaluating the validity of regulations, Chevron results in a more uniform and predictable interpretation of regulations. Chevron has also been shown to play a critical role in constraining the judiciary, ensuring that the judiciary’s policy preferences do not drive regulatory policy.
Overturning this Court’s nearly 40-year precedent as outlined in Chevron, as requested by Petitioners, would create untenable uncertainty for the world of small business. This Court should decline the invitation to do so.