Supreme Court to Review Federal Power Limits in Key Case.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by New Jersey fishermen challenging a regulation issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that requires fishermen to pay up to $700 per day to fund the salary of a contractor who monitors their boat to ensure compliance. The fishermen argue that the regulation is out-of-bounds for a federal agency and should only be imposed by Congress. The case could determine whether costly federal regulation has overstretched its legal boundaries and whether the Chevron legal doctrine, which gives excessive deference to administrative agencies, should be overturned.