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State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Six

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

Idaho Enacts Law Limiting Foreign Investments in Agricultural Land

On April 3, 2023, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill 173 (“H 173”) which seeks to restrict certain...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Five

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Four

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Three

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

Displaying the Data: Online AFIDA Database To Be Established

In December 2022, Congress passed a $1.7 trillion spending package for FY23 known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (“CAA”), which...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part Two

In the past two years or so, as discussed in the first article of this series, the issue of restricting foreign...

State Proposals on Restricting Foreign Ownership of Farmland: Part One

Ownership of U.S. land, specifically agricultural lands, by foreign persons or entities has been an issue that traces to the origins...

Food Foundations: An Overview of Which Agencies Regulate Alcohol Beverages

Have you ever noticed that some alcohol beverages have a Nutrition Facts panel and others do not, and have you ever...

Congressional Considerations on Amending AFIDA

Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While...

Answering to AFIDA: Reporting Requirements of Foreign Agricultural Land Investments

Over the past few years, federal and state lawmakers have become increasingly concerned about foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land. While...

Congressional Considerations on Restricting Foreign Investments in U.S. Agriculture

Over the past decade, foreign investments in agricultural land have grown. At the start of 2021, foreign persons held an interest...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update on Arkansas

Since 2018, 15 states have passed laws that limit the use of terms such as “burger,” “chick’n,” and “sausage”. Plant-based food...

California’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments

Recently, California’s state legislature passed a bill (SB 1084) that is aimed at restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land within the...

Procedures: Precedent and the U.S. Court System

The legal system within the United States is made up of federal and state courts that resolve legal disputes and interpret...

Procedures: Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction

In order to hear cases, a court must have jurisdiction over both the parties to the lawsuit and the subject matter...

Procedures: Motions

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

When someone has a civil dispute against another person or entity, the path the dispute resolution will take is not always...

Procedures: Federal Preemption

The Constitution of the United States is made up of hundreds of clauses. Article VI is known as the Supremacy Clause...

Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update and Recent Developments

In the past few years, several states have passed laws governing the words or phrases that food manufacturers can use to...