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Administrative/Regulatory

Nov. 20, 2001

Deference Dilemma

Whether a "day planner" or loose-leaf appointment notebook is a "bound diary" may seem as arcane and inconsequential as any legal question could be, but the debate over this classification has prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to re-examine the critical issue of when and to what degree a court must defer to the legal determinations of administrative agencies. United States v. Mead Corp., 121 S.Ct. 2164 (2001).

        By Stuart Miller
        
        Whether a "day planner" or loose-leaf appointment notebook is a "bound diary" may seem as arcane and inconsequential as any legal question could be, but the debate over this classification has prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to re-examine the critical issue of when and to what degree a court must ...

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