
Procedures: Motions
- June 16, 2022
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
During litigation, it is common for parties to make formal requests by filing documents with the court. These requests are called...

Procedures: The Routes that a Dispute Can Take
- June 2, 2022
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
When someone has a civil dispute against another person or entity, the path the dispute resolution will take is not always...

Procedures: Federal Preemption
- May 19, 2022
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
The Constitution of the United States is made up of hundreds of clauses. Article VI is known as the Supremacy Clause...

Procedures: How a Bill Becomes a Law
- April 7, 2022
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
Most people have seen the Schoolhouse Rock! musical “I’m Just a Bill” which does a great, and entertaining, job of explaining...

Procedures: The First Amendment and Agriculture
- March 24, 2022
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Ag Worker Exposure to Pesticides & Heat
- February 18, 2022
- Brigit Rollins
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) around 70% of farm workers are Black, Indigenous, People of Color (“BIPOC”)....

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Food Insecurity and Food Access
- January 28, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
The Economic Research Service (ERS), an agency housed within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), explains food insecurity “is a...

Procedures: Agency Adjudication
- January 25, 2022
- Jana Caracciolo
This article is the next installment of NALC’s blog series on legal procedure. A previous blog post in the series explained...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Agricultural Workers
- January 7, 2022
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
Agricultural farmworkers make up about 1% of the workforce, providing about 2.6 million jobs. Of these workers, twenty percent have a...

Top Ten Agricultural Law Issues in 2021
- December 20, 2021
- Elizabeth
In the world of agricultural law, 2021 was a year for significant developments and changes. Below, attorneys at the National Agricultural...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Access to Credit
- December 17, 2021
- Micah Brown
For decades, farmers in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) and other underserved communities have been disproportionately affected by unfairly...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Environmental Justice
- December 3, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
Both the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) define environmental justice as “the fair treatment...

Procedures: The Regulatory Process
- November 30, 2021
- Jana Caracciolo
There are many federal agencies that impact the agriculture and food industries. The United States Department of Agriculture is home to...

Resources for Underserved Communities: Highlight on Heirs Property and Estate Planning
- November 12, 2021
- Elizabeth
In February, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack tweeted : “We will harness the vast and powerful resources of USDA to target underserved...

Procedures: Standing
- October 28, 2021
- Samantha Mikolajczyk
When bringing a lawsuit, there are various requirements that all plaintiffs must meet. Before a federal court can even address the...

Procedures: Class Actions & Multi-district Litigations
- October 21, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
Filing a lawsuit can be a complex process. There are multiple legal procedures that govern how lawsuits may be brought, litigated,...

Considering Carbon: Overview of Existing Market Structures
- September 28, 2021
- Micah Brown
An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability is growing significantly within the U.S. government, especially with the Biden...

Considering Carbon: Overview of Carbon Market Composition
- June 8, 2021
- Micah Brown
An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within the U.S. is growing significantly among both the public and...

Considering Carbon: Markets & More
- May 4, 2021
- Micah Brown
Overview An interest in reducing environmental impacts and achieving climate sustainability within the U.S. is growing significantly among both the public...

Senate Advances Carbon Market Bill
- April 22, 2021
- Brigit Rollins
On April 20, 2021, the Senate unveiled the text of the proposed Growing Climate Solutions Act. The bill, which has been...