NOAA’s Surveillance Rule for Gulf Vessels Goes Into Effect

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has denied the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by over 1,300 federally permitted charter boat owners in the class-action lawsuit, Mexican Gulf Fishing Company, et al. v. NOAA, et al., and granted the Government’s motion to allow a Final Rule governing the tracking of boats to go into effect. Charter boats operating in the Gulf of Mexico must now comply with an unlawful requirement to pay for and “permanently affix” a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) that tracks, relays, and stores information for government use. John discusses the Court’s summary judgment decision.

NCLA Backs SCOTUS Case Seeking To Resolve Eleventh Circuit Split on Rule 60(b)

Vec discusses NCLA’s amicus brief in Kemp v. United States, a case before the Supreme Court challenging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s interpretation of rules allowing courts to correct judgments for legal error.

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