How To: Find an Attorney
- December 4, 2023
- Elizabeth
By: NALC Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley As a lawyer at the National Agricultural Law Center, I don’t represent clients. While...

October Monthly Roundup
- November 8, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
October Roundup As October has ended, the staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research and information...

Farm Animal Confinement: Legal Challenges to Mass. Question 3
- October 25, 2023
- Brigit Rollins
Last October, the Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) considered a challenge to Proposition 12, a California law regulating the production and sale of...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 3Q23
- October 6, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter...

The NALC Quarterly Newsletter: 2Q23
- July 6, 2023
- Elizabeth
The National Agricultural Law Center compiles and publishes a quarterly newsletter highlighting recent and upcoming events and resources. The newsletter...

What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: SCOTUS Decision
- May 12, 2023
- Elizabeth
After considering a constitutional challenge to a California ballot initiative regulating space requirements for farm animals, the Supreme Court of the United...

The Feed: Vol. 1, Issue 4
- February 24, 2023
- Ramie Parsons
The Feed is a bi-weekly newsletter highlighting recent legal developments affecting agriculture. Click below to sign up for The Feed, and...

October Monthly Round Up
- November 14, 2022
- Ramie Parsons
As we begin November and reflect on last month, staff at the National Agricultural Law Center continue to bring trusted research...

Proposed Regulation: Competition and Market Integrity
- October 6, 2022
- Elizabeth
On Monday, USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (“AMS”) released a proposed rule governing competition in the livestock and poultry industries. This was...

What’s Cooking with Prop 12?: An Update
- September 22, 2022
- Elizabeth
In 2018, California voters passed “Prop 12,” a ballot proposal regulating space requirements for farm animals. The proposal had two main...

“Custom Exempt” Slaughter: The Exception, or the Rule?
- November 19, 2021
- Elizabeth
The processing of livestock- which includes animals such as cattle, sheep, swine, and goats- is governed on a national level by...

“Ag-gag” Laws: An Update of Recent Legal Developments
- 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...

Truth in Labeling Law(suit): Missouri
- April 8, 2021
- Elizabeth
Last week, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a ruling in a case involving a Missouri law making it...

Proposal: Bills Delegate Responsibility for Alternative Protein Safety and Labeling
- February 7, 2020
- Elizabeth
By Drew Mitchell, National Agricultural Law Center Research Fellow & Elizabeth Rumley, National Agricultural Law Center Senior Staff Attorney Within the...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits)
- November 7, 2019
- Elizabeth
In the past calendar year, thirteen states have passed laws governing the words or phrases that can be used to identify...