District and appellate courts since 2010 have struck down the many ag-gag laws states have approved to protect animal agriculture.
But the United States Supreme Court has not yet reviewed the issue, and that will not happen anytime soon.
This week, the Supreme Court turned down North Carolina’s appeal to
Continue Reading SCOTUS isn’t interested in taking up Ag-gag
When does 3 follow 12? That’s when the Supreme Court’s decision on California’s Proposition 12 also freed the logjam on Massachusetts Question 3.
The Supreme Court last week handed down a 5-to-4 decision favoring California’s Prop 12. The majority found the voter-approved initiative does not violate the U.S. Constitution, and
Continue Reading Supreme Court’s Proposition 12 ruling puts Massachusetts Question 3 back into play
This week is going to be remembered for another definition of the Waters of the United States, commonly known as WOTUS, being struck down by a federal court.
In this case, the U.S. District Court for North Dakota has invalidated the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent rule for defining what
Continue Reading All wait on the ‘Navigable Waters’ of the United States case by the Supreme Court
After the Supreme Court heard oral arguments over California’s Proposition 12 last Oct. 11, the ruling became expected by the end of June. The latest action by California is the extension of a state court injunction to prevent implementation of Prop 12 until July 1, 2023, likely after the Supreme
Continue Reading Prop 12 put off until after SCOTUS ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court is not taking the appeal of Edwin Hardeman v. Monsanto.
The first federal Roundup case tried before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco, Hardeman v. Monsanto, returned a jury award of $80 million, which was subsequently reduced to $25 by the judge.
Along with
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Smithfield Foods is withdrawing from California by early next year, citing red tape like that from Proposition 12 and the generally high costs of doing business in the state.
Products such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs, dinner sausage, bone-In-hams, and sliced hams, will cease being produced at Smithfield’s Farmer John
Continue Reading Smithfield plans to close California plant over costly red tape and regulations
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan says he wants a “durable definition” for the “Waters of the United States” known as WOTUS. In November 2021, Regan floated a rulemaking process to do just that, and the public comment period ended on Feb. 7.
A couple of weeks earlier, however, the Supreme
Continue Reading Pressure builds on EPA to suspend its rulemaking until court hears water case
