A Whale of a Tale for the Supreme Court

A case involving fishing regulations is the big one on next term's docket so far.

Family-run fishing businesses face a fraught and competitive environment even before the intrusion of burdensome regulations. The National Marine Fisheries Service promulgated a rule for herring boats that sweeps in most such businesses, as portrayed in the Oscar-winning movie “CODA.” If a vessel needs a monitor and hasn’t already been assigned one unde…