Pro-Business Supreme Court to Be Tested in Regulatory Showdown

A pair of cases that could reshape the future of government regulation cast the Roberts Court in a familiar light, as the most pro-business court in a century.

The justices Wednesday will consider whether to overturn a 1984 Chevron ruling that has the potential to reach far beyond the herring fishermen who brought the cases.

A victory for the fisherman seems all but certain, an outcome that reflects both what corporate America wants and the conservative justices’ fundamental notions about how government should be structured and what role agencies should play, court watchers say.

The cases challenging Chevron “may well ...