Explainer-How is the 'war on the administrative state' faring at the Supreme Court?
Three cases before the U.S. Supreme Court will help determine the advance of the conservative push called the "war on the administrative state" that aims to weaken federal agencies that regulate key aspects of American life and business. The court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, is weighing cases challenging the power of federal agencies to issue regulations and enforce laws in areas ranging from finance to fish conservation, that could have far-reaching reverberations. Administrative agencies have suffered major blows to their authority in recent years when challengers, often a...