United States v. Mead Corp.

United States v. Mead Corp.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 8, 2000 Decided June 18, 2001
Full case name	United States v. Mead Corp.
Citations	533 U.S. 218 (more) 121 S. Ct. 2164; 150 L. Ed. 2d 292; 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4492
Holding
A tariff classification is not entitled to judicial deference under the Chevron doctrine.
Court membership
Chief Justice William Rehnquist Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy David Souter · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
Majority	Souter, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
Dissent	Scalia
Laws applied
Customs Act
Superseded by
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

United States v. Mead Corp., 533 U.S. 218 (2001), is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court that addressed the issue of when Chevron deference should be applied. In an 8–1 majority decision, the Court determined that Chevron deference applies when Congress delegated authority to the agency generally to make rules carrying the force of law.