The Argus Leader did not ask for much. It just wanted to know where the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP food stamp spending ended up. That was more than a decade ago when SNAP
Continue Reading High Court says USDA can keep secrets about $70 billion in SNAP spending
President Donald J. Trump’s Justice Department is siding with California over 12 egg-producing states that don’t want egg standards dictated by Sacramento.
Noel J. Francisco, the solicitor general of the United States, has put the
Continue Reading Trump’s DOJ supports California over other egg-producing states
Getting your case heard by the U.S. Supreme Court is a lot like winning an Academy Award for your latest movie. You need to take advantage of any time you have and then go about
Continue Reading Still time for the 9th and 10th justice to weigh in on DeCoster appeal
The Supreme Court has granted the government an extra 30 days to respond to request that the high court review a ruling by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that upheld three-month sentences for
Continue Reading DeCosters gain another ally as government gets more time
Justice Samuel Alito has extended the filing deadline for a petition for a writ of certiorari in the appeal of jail sentences for one-time egg producers Austin (Jack) DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster.
Alito
Continue Reading Egg men get extra time to file for review with Supreme Court
Despite calling their cowshare program a “scam,” Australia’s Supreme Court has ordered a retrial of raw milk dairy farmers Mark and Helen Tyler over their sale of raw milk. The Tyler’s dairy is located in
Continue Reading Australia’s High Court Grants New Trial to Raw Milk Dairy Farmers
Stewart and Lynda Rae Resnick, who once bought and sold The Franklin Mint, may hit another payday after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that their Pom Wonderful juice company can sue Coca-Cola
Continue Reading Supco: FDA-Approved Label Does Not Prevent False Advertising Claims
Last week, India’s Supreme Court ruled that the right to life guaranteed under the country’s constitution also includes the right to safe food. “Enjoyment of life and its attainment, including right to life and human
Continue Reading India's Supreme Court Declares Constitutional Right to Unadulterated Food
Today, the Supreme Court will hear a patent case that’s been billed as the one to determine who owns the rights to seeds in the ground: the farmer who planted them on his land, or
Continue Reading Supreme Court to Hear Monsanto Seed Patent Case Today
One second after the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act was made public, I got an iPhone alert from Bloomberg News reporting that President’s Obama’s signature law had been upheld. That quick and
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: The Outdated Press Credential System
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a California law on Monday that required the euthanization of downer livestock, to promote animal welfare and keep them out of the food supply.
In 2009,
Continue Reading Supreme Court Blocks California’s Downer Livestock Law
