Posted on July 01, 2013
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 25, 2013, said "Extortionate demands for property in the land use permitting context run afoul of the (Constitution's) Takings Clause not because they take property but because they impermissibly burden the right not to have property ...
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Lawsuits Sprout from Oregon GMO Wheat Discovery
Press releases, public commentary and rebuttal have sprouted throughout the news media as a result of the recent discovery of biotech soft white winter wheat by an Oregon farmer. Lawsuits against Monsanto have sprouted as well.
Three lawsuits have been filed, and there may be more. Two complaints ...
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Register Now for IALF Golf Tournament
The annual Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation 2013 Golf Classic will be held Monday, June 24 at the Pontiac Elks Country Club in Pontiac, Illinois. Sponsored by The Mosaic Company, the event features an 18-hole scramble golf tournament or a tour of the historic David Davis Mansion for ...
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Supreme Court Case: Ag Innovation Wins
Posted on May 15, 2013
On Monday the United States Supreme Court handed down its opinion in the Bowman v. Monsanto Soybean case. I wrote about this case on October 25, 2012, before I was retained to represent various commodity groups before the U.S. Supreme Court on the Bowman case.
I ...
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Playing Chicken With EPA
Lois Alt, a poultry producer in West Virginia, is challenging EPA for all of agriculture.
Here is what's at stake. Alt believes that dust, feathers, fine particulate of dander and particulate from manure emitted through ventilation exhaust fans from her farm's poultry buildings landing on the ...
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