Supreme Court to Revisit Federal Agency Power in Key Fisheries Case.
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider overturning a 1984 ruling that said courts should defer to federal agencies in their interpretations of the law when the language of the statute is ambiguous. The case in question is a challenge to a government regulation that requires fishing vessels to help fund the collection of scientific data to assist with fishery conservation and management. The court could still rule in favor of the challengers by limiting the scope of the Chevron decision without overturning it entirely. The case is backed by conservative groups and is the latest attempt to undermine the power of federal agencies.