Opening Brief Due Nov. 20 From 2nd Group of Petitioners That Seek to Undo Chevron

The opening brief on the merits is due Nov. 20 at the U.S. Supreme Court from a second group of fishing-company petitioners seeking to overturn the Chevron doctrine, said a text-only docket entry Wednesday (docket 22-1219). The fishing companies object to the Commerce Department's requirement they pay the costs of carrying federal inspectors onboard their vessels. SCOTUS granted the cert petition Oct. 13 from Relentless, Huntress and Seafreeze Fleet (see 2310130064). The Commerce Department’s respondents’ brief on the merits is due Dec. 15, and the petitioners’ reply brief is due Jan. 5, said the docket entry. SCOTUS directed the clerk to establish a briefing schedule that will allow the Relentless case to be argued “in tandem” with Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (docket 22-451) in the January argument session. The Loper Bright petitioners also ask that Chevron deference be overruled.