On July 8, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Federal District Court for the District of South Dakota and held the beef check-off to be unconstitutional. More recently, on October 22, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the Federal District Court for the Western District of Michigan and invalidated the pork check-off on constitutional grounds. Another case involving the beef check-off is pending in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit. The outcome of that case, along with the recent opinions of the Eighth and Sixth Circuits, will have an important bearing on the future of agricultural checkoffs
In an opinion viewed as crucial to the continued viability of independent livestock producers in Mis...
A major battle in First Amendment free speech rights is raging over the constitutionality of mandato...
The U.S. Senate, on December 13, 2001, approved an amendment to the Senate version of the farm bill ...
On July 8, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Federal Dist...
The United States Supreme Court, in a six to three decision, on June 25 created a different playing ...
It was like landing two punches in rapid succession to the livestock industry’s checkoff programs. I...
Over the past thirty-five years, Congress has authorized generic promotion programs, known as checko...
Over the past thirty-five years, Congress has authorized promotion programs, known as checkoff progr...
On May 23, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federally-mandated beef promotion program against...
In Smithfield Foods, Inc. et. al. v. Miller, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of...
This report begins with a brief introduction to check-off programs and then describes many of the F...
In South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. et. al. v. Hazeltine, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Cir...
Since the Nation’s founding, agricultural production has been treated differently than other industr...
This Comment analyzes the likelihood of whether BPI’s case against ABC News will be decided on the m...
Until recently, the legal status of generic advertising programs seemed questionable. After an initi...
In an opinion viewed as crucial to the continued viability of independent livestock producers in Mis...
A major battle in First Amendment free speech rights is raging over the constitutionality of mandato...
The U.S. Senate, on December 13, 2001, approved an amendment to the Senate version of the farm bill ...
On July 8, 2003, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed the Federal Dist...
The United States Supreme Court, in a six to three decision, on June 25 created a different playing ...
It was like landing two punches in rapid succession to the livestock industry’s checkoff programs. I...
Over the past thirty-five years, Congress has authorized generic promotion programs, known as checko...
Over the past thirty-five years, Congress has authorized promotion programs, known as checkoff progr...
On May 23, 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federally-mandated beef promotion program against...
In Smithfield Foods, Inc. et. al. v. Miller, the Federal District Court for the Southern District of...
This report begins with a brief introduction to check-off programs and then describes many of the F...
In South Dakota Farm Bureau, Inc. et. al. v. Hazeltine, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Cir...
Since the Nation’s founding, agricultural production has been treated differently than other industr...
This Comment analyzes the likelihood of whether BPI’s case against ABC News will be decided on the m...
Until recently, the legal status of generic advertising programs seemed questionable. After an initi...
In an opinion viewed as crucial to the continued viability of independent livestock producers in Mis...
A major battle in First Amendment free speech rights is raging over the constitutionality of mandato...
The U.S. Senate, on December 13, 2001, approved an amendment to the Senate version of the farm bill ...