The “major questions doctrine” holds that courts should not defer to agency statutory interpretations that concern questions of “vast economic or political significance.” The Supreme Court justifies this limitation with the non-delegation doctrine.
What is a major question?
Under the major questions doctrine, the Supreme Court has. rejected agency claims of regulatory authority when (1) the. underlying claim of authority concerns an issue of “vast. 'economic and political significance,'” and (2) Congress. has not clearly empowered the agency with authority over the issue.
What is political question doctrine Philippines?
It refers to "those questions which, under the Constitution, are to be decided by the people in their sovereign capacity; or in regard to which full discretionary authority has been delegated to the legislative or executive branch of the government." It is concerned with issues dependent upon the wisdom, not legality, ...