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In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Thomas, the Supreme Court held that California raisin handlers could assert a takings claim as an affirmative defense to an enforcement action filed by the United States. Horne v....more
Long-time California raisin farmers Marvin and Laura Horne have been forced to experience firsthand the costs that America’s regulatory state imposes on entrepreneurs, especially innovative members of the agriculture...more
Inverse condemnation claims can be tricky, particularly in the regulatory context. You don't want to file your claim too soon, as that will likely result in your claim being booted out of court on ripeness grounds. But you...more
California landowners can agree on a boundary between their properties. However, they have to conform to specific requirements by California law....more
Property owners should not be made to suffer a needless, Rube Goldberg-style litigation process to vindicate their constitutional rights. Yet that is exactly what the U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks to impose on...more
With the current Farm Bill set to expire on Sept. 30, the U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee adopted a provision in mid-July for the proposed 2012 Farm Bill. ...more
Published on the National Business Institute Continuing Legal Education (CLE) website as an installment in Michael Kaiser's Animal-Law blog. http://cleblog.nbi-sems.com/2012/07/legal-personhood-for-animals/ ...more
A new Court of Federal Claims opinion was handed down this month coming right out of our own Southern California backyard. The case, Stueve Bros. Farms, LLC v. the United States, deals with whether a "physical taking of...more
This is an outline of farm animal welfare law in the state of New York....more
Democracy and the rule of law are cornerstones of the Canadian constitution. These concepts have been appealed to by both sides in the dispute over the Harper government’s plan to end the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly, and...more
"Downzoning" describes a government agency's rezoning a parcel of land once previously zoned for a more intense use to a more restrictive use (e.g., changing the commercial zoning designation of an undeveloped parcel of land...more
Análise da recente decisão do TRF 4 sobre a inconstitucionalidade da Lei 10.256/2001 e a manifestação expressa da substituição do FUNRURAL pela contribuição sobre a...more
Pacific Legal Foundation filed an amicus brief in the Casitas takings case, involving a municipal water district's water supply and public demand for water under the federal Endangered Species Act. PLF's brief argues that...more
Earlier today, the Supreme Court of Canada released a landmark ruling in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20 (“Fraser“), concluding that Ontario’s Agricultural Employees Protection Act, 2002 (“AEPA“) is...more
This morning, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser (“Fraser”) concerning the extent of the constitutional protection of collective bargaining for Ontario agricultural...more
Independence: Taking back our Zimbabwe As Zimbabwe celebrates its 31st birthday, it’s now almost fifteen years since Claire Short wrote that infamous letter that saw Britain refuse to fulfill a commitment to pay for the...more
How big a threat does foreign farmland ownership pode to Brazil?...more
This article guides New York livestock producers on how to handle non-police officers who want to view the farm and animals to investigate whether there is any animal cruelty....more
The Missouri Veterinary Medical Board filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Brooke Gray from filing down sharp enamel points on horses' teeth, which the Board argues constitutes the practice of veterinary medicine. Gray denied...more
The Missouri Board of Veterinary Medicine filed suit against Brooke Gray and B&B Equine Dentistry, alleging that they had committed the crime of practicing veterinary medicine without a license. Ms. Gray is alleged to have...more
A federal judge in the U.S.Court of Federal Claims has denied the Government's motion for summary judgment on the question of whether the U.S. Forest Service has taken a rancher's water rights for its cattle on the...more
Animal Law Update article November 2010...more
Full text copy of California's Prop 19 initiative up for vote on November 2, 2010. If passed, Proposition 19 will in effect legalize marijuana in California. See text of the intiative for details. Includes following...more
Jonah is the name given in the bible to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel, about the 8th century BC. In the book of Jonah, he is ordered by God to go the city of Nineveh to prophesy against their wickedness that was...more
The article examines as to how the Essential Commodities (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2009 promulgated by the Union and the consequent amendment to Sugarcane (Control) Order 1966, impact the power of the States to...more
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