{"podcast":{"title":"Unwritten Law","slug":"unwritten-law-7233280","podcast_index_feed_id":7233280,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/unwritten-law/","website_url":"https://nclalegal.org/media/unwritten-law/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4e6a8de9-fe92-45b5-9f8f-906c310aa90c/8tfnSzWGybasy_xFa3_tP4Hx.jpg","author":"Mark Chenoweth & John Vecchione","episode_count":129,"summary":"Every day, unelected federal agencies make decisions that affect your job, your business, your speech, your property, and your constitutional rights—often without Congress ever voting on them. From the rules that govern small businesses to the regulations that shape everyday life, the modern administrative state reaches further than most Americans realize. On Unwritten Law, constitutional lawyers Mark Chenoweth and John Vecchione break down the biggest legal battles involving federal agencies, government overreach, and the Constitution. Each episode explores real cases challenging the expanding power of the administrative state, explaining how these disputes affect ordinary Americans, businesses, and the future of limited government. Whether the topic is the Supreme Court, free speech, property rights, due process, jury trials, executive power, or the separation of powers, Unwritten Law explains the legal issues behind today's biggest constitutional debates in clear, accessible language. You'll hear directly from the attorneys litigating landmark cases, as well as clients whose lives and livelihoods have been changed by unlawful government action. Produced by the New Civil Liberti…","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T16:20:49.476532+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280"},"episode":{"title":"How Loper Bright Is Changing the Courts","slug":"how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts","published_at":"2026-05-13T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280","url":"https://unwritten-law.captivate.fm/episode/how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/51fc58a8-1541-4f5b-abd9-b4b3f30623d5.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Unwritten Law , NCLA President and Chief Legal Officer Mark Chenoweth and Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione discuss the growing real-world impact of the Supreme Court’s landmark decisions in Loper Bright and Relentless —the cases that ended Chevron deference and restored the judiciary’s independent role in interpreting federal statutes. As the two-year anniversary of the decisions approaches, Mark and John examine several major lower-court rulings already shaped by the new legal framework. The discussion focuses on a recent Eighth Circuit decision striking down an FCC rule on “digital discrimination” in broadband access, where the court held that the agency exceeded the authority Congress actually granted in statute. The episode also explores another FCC dispute involving a proposed media merger and the agency’s attempt to avoid judicial review while allowing the merger to proceed. Mark and John explain how courts are increasingly applying Loper Bright to ensure agencies follow the text Congress enacted—not policy preferences agencies wish Congress had adopted. The conversation highlights how the end of Chevron deference is reshaping administrative law across industries, why the effects are not limited to any one political party or industry, and how the decisions are restoring courts to their constitutional role in deciding what the law means.","meta_description":"In this episode of Unwritten Law , NCLA President and Chief Legal Officer Mark Chenoweth and Senior Litigation Counsel John Vecchione discuss the growing…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":921,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unwritten-law-7233280/episodes/how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unwritten-law-7233280/how-loper-bright-is-changing-the-courts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}