The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in National Pork Producers Council v Karen Ross on Oct. 11. The court on March 28 granted the writ of certiorari to officially put California Proposition 12 on its docket.
That means at least four of the nine justices want to hear the
Continue Reading California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by Supreme Court on Oct. 11
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
Oddsmakers say it is easier to get into Harvard Unversity than to get the U.S. Supreme Court to grant a petition for Writ of Certiorari.
For Mary Wilkerson, who once held the title of quality assurance manager at the now-defunct Peanut Corporation of America, her dream of being granted Certiorari
Continue Reading PCA peanut broker may still get Supreme Court review; no options left for manager
I can hear a bit of silence in the board rooms of America.
Monday the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeals of Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son, Peter DeCoster, without comment.
In April 2015 U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett sentenced the DeCosters to prison, saying they knew
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Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 83, and his 53-year old son Peter DeCoster are not going to get their day in the Supreme Court after all, but instead are likely to spend their summer and fall taking turns doing 3-month prison sentences at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton, SD.
The DeCosters
Continue Reading Supreme Court will not review DeCoster sentences in egg cases
A timely petition for certiorari is going to keep Austin “Jack” DeCoster, 82, and his son, Peter DeCoster, 52, out of jail, at least for several more months while the U.S. Supreme Court decides if it is interested in their case.
The high court is being asked to decide if
Continue Reading Supreme Court might want to hear DeCoster egg sentence case
Government attorneys who just days ago were on the verge of sending Austin “Jack” DeCoster and his son Peter DeCoster to federal prison have now agreed the egg men should remain free long enough to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case. 
On behalf of the DeCosters, Peter
Continue Reading DOJ is OK with Supreme Court review of DeCoster sentences
The Solicitor General of the United Sates says that recreational marijuana is Colorado’s business and there is no need for the U.S. Supreme Court to review claims from Nebraska and Oklahoma that they are owed something because the legal weed is being trafficked beyond the Centennial State’s borders. Nebraska and
Continue Reading Solicitor General Opinion Favors Colorado’s Marijuana Industry
