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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Section 8

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Section 8
Parent Document
Theodore Hayes v. Philip Harvey, 874 F.3d 98 (2017)
Effective Date
2017-10-18

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       Indeed, the very language from Hagans that the
majority cites demonstrates its disregard for our precedent on
Skidmore deference. The Hagans court noted that the
“brevity” and “underdeveloped reasoning” of the relevant
agency interpretation counseled for a lower level of deference,
but concluded that overall, given the agency’s expertise, its
consistent application of its interpretation, and the need for
uniformity, “a relatively high level of deference is warranted.”
694 F.3d at 305. Precisely the same factors are at play here:
Hagans instructs that a relatively high level of deference is
warranted here as well.