President Trump’s deregulatory boss is now seated on one of the most powerful courts in the nation, where she’ll have lifetime tenure to influence environmental policy and other issues.
In those roles, she’s been vocal in her skepticism of what many conservatives consider an unrelenting expansion of power for federal agencies.
Environmental advocates are watching closely to see how Rao’s background affects her disposition from the bench. They are concerned she will be quick to overturn certain anti-pollution rules or broad regulatory programs that come before the court.
Case Western Reserve University law professor Jonathan Adler noted Rao’s confirmation does not change the D.C. Circuit’s balance; she’ll take the seat vacated by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who reviewed D.C. Circuit cases from a reliably conservative lens.
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