Loper Bright Enterprises et al., Petitioners
In 1976, Congress passed the Magnuson-Stevens Act, which allows the federal government, through the Department of Commerce, to manage and regulate fishing in U.S. waters. The law said the government may require fishing vessels to carry a federal observer to collect data on fishing practices. In 2013, the New England Council, which manages the Atlantic herring fishery, issued a rule requiring fishing companies in the region to pay a fee to cover the cost of its observer program. A group of fishing companies affected by the rule, including Loper Bright Enterprises, filed suit against the federal government in February 2020,…
