The recent Supreme Court decision to eliminate Chevron deference marks a pivotal shift in how federal agencies interpret and enforce laws. Established in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. (1984), Chevron deference allowed courts to defer to Executive Branch agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This principle provided
Continue Reading Safeguarding food safety post-Supreme Court’s decision on Chevron Deference
Until early next year, California is considering the Proposition 12 products already in the pipeline. After that, the state plans to close its market to pork products from locations that don’t comply with California animal housing standards.
Last May, the U.S. Supreme Court found that California Proposition 12, banning
Continue Reading Another bill aims to block ‘ethical pork’ from taking effect in California
A court in Australia has ruled that I Cook Foods was unfairly ordered to close and destroy products in relation to a Listeria incident in 2019.
However, the judgment by the Supreme Court of Victoria dismissed the company’s application for damages. Local media quoted I Cook Foods founder Ian Cook
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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
Prop 12, passed overwhelmingly by California voters in 2018, is currently on track to become fully effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 ruling last May, upheld Prop 12. In the court’s opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that “the type of pork chops California merchants
Continue Reading New Farm Bill is not likely to stop California’s victorious Prop 12
Beginning next October, the Supreme Court session will have a food and agriculture theme going for it. The high court has already agreed to hear two blockbuster cases involving the Clean Water Act and California’s Proposition 12.
And while the National Corn Growers Association failed to get the court to
Continue Reading A food and agriculture theme emerging for next Supreme Court session
A long-running legal case involving the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and a meat business has been settled by the Supreme Court.
Cleveland Meat Company (CMC), which stopped trading in 2017, and the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) brought the case against the FSA.
It concerned the European Union system
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The State of California has until April 2 to respond to a Petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).
Attorneys for NAMI say enactment of California’s Proposition 12 demands the Supreme Court answer a question raised by the
Continue Reading NAMI petitions SCOTUS for writ of certiorari over California’s Prop 12
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 spending was less than today’s $70 billion.
South Dakota’s largest newspaper has been fighting all
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 Department of Justice (DOJ) on California’s side in the dispute by filing an amicus brief
Continue Reading Trump’s DOJ supports California over other egg-producing states
