A Supreme Court decision released Friday overruled a 1984 decision that gave government agencies broad power to interpret, change and expand laws they consider to be ambiguous.

In Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, Friday’s decision overrules Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which decided that courts must defer to the interpretative decrees of government agencies. The so-called “Chevron Doctrine” had allowed agencies to bypass Congress and, essentially, make laws restricting and compelling Americans’ actions.

The court ruled 6-3 that the agencies should defer to courts’ interpretation of the law, when a statute is ambiguous, eliminating the presumption of the infallibility of government regulators.

"The Supreme Court's decision to overrule the Chevron precedent is a major victory for American small businesses, Job Creators Network CEO Alfredo Ortiz explained in a statement cheering the decision:

“It finally reins in out-of-control regulators and bureaucrats who have for too long acted as unelected and unaccountable enemies of Main Street.

“Overregulation is one of the biggest challenges small businesses face, and this ruling is transformational in diminishing this threat and regulators' power.”

In particular, the decision reigns in the power of regulators, like the Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA), to restrict American consumers’ choices for things, like cars and stoves, The Washington Examiner explains:

“Regulatory decisions in sectors ranging from environmental protection to securities law may face increased scrutiny and litigation, as courts will now have a more active role in interpreting ambiguous statutes without deferring to agency expertise.”