• March 7, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.        ...

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• February 22, 2022
• Elizabeth

In 2018, voters in California passed Proposition 12 (Prop 12). Prop 12 was a ballot initiative that enacted a law requiring...

• Animal LawAnimal WelfareJana Caracciolo

• January 25, 2022
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 Judicial: Indigenous...

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• August 26, 2021
• Elizabeth

State laws limiting photography or recordings on agricultural operations without the consent of the owner are commonly called “ag-gag” or “farm...

• Animal WelfareElizabeth Rumley

• January 12, 2021
• Brigit Rollins

So much happened in 2020 in the food law world. This article highlights some of the major themes from the past...

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• June 25, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY:...

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• May 28, 2020
• Brigit Rollins

One of the many problems the agriculture industry has faced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is the temporary closing...

• Animal WelfareBrigit RollinsFarm Service AgencyNatural Resources Conservation ServiceUnited States Department of Agriculture

• April 8, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 JUDICIAL:...

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• March 31, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 JUDICIAL:...

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• January 27, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 REGULATORY:...

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• January 13, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 JUDICIAL:...

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• January 2, 2020
• Elizabeth

A comprehensive summary of today’s judicial, legislative, and regulatory developments in agriculture and food. Email important additions HERE.                                                                                                                                                 JUDICIAL:...

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• July 17, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: ANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE & FARM SANCTUARY, Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE, Defendants., No....

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• July 8, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. Ilano, No. 17-16760, 2019 WL 2571434 (9th Cir. June 24, 2019) In 2014, Congress amended...

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• June 3, 2019
• Elizabeth

LEGISLATIVE: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, Plaintiff Below, Appellant, v. MOUNTAIRE FARMS OF DELAWARE, INC., Defendant...

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• May 24, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: ARKANSAS STATE PLANT BOARD; TERRY WALKER, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE ARKANSAS STATE PLANT BOARD; OTIS HOWE,...

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• April 30, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Wild Fish Conservancy v. Cooke Aquaculture Pac. LLC, No. C17-1708-JCC, 2019 WL 1880035 (W.D. Wash. Apr. 26, 2019) Defendant Cooke...

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• April 5, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Forty Foot Farms, Appellant v. Pennsylvania Tpk. Comm’n, No. 501 C.D. 2018, 2019 WL 1468541 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Apr. 2,...

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• March 22, 2019
• Elizabeth

REGULATORY: Final rule: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; This final rule amends Marketing Order No. 959, which regulates the handling of onions grown in...

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• March 8, 2019
• Elizabeth

JUDICIAL: Backus v. Conagra Brands, Inc., No. C 16-00454 WHA, 2019 WL 1046025 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 5, 2019) Plaintiff brought this...

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