In WLF Victory, High Court Throws Back Fisherman’s Harsh Prosecution, Limits Sarbanes-Oxley’s “Anti-Shredding” Provision

Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today praised the 5-4 Supreme Court plurality opinion in Yates v. United States that reverses a conviction by lower federal courts. The U.S. Justice Department had prosecuted commercial fisherman John Yates under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for allegedly directing his crew to throw undersized fish back into the sea after receiving a regulatory citation for catching them.