CONSTITUTIONALITY

5th Circuit Affirms Ruling that Home Distillation Ban is Unconstitutional

Posted on April 15, 2026

An April 10, 2026, decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a district court decision and injunction and held that a federal ban on home

Posted on April 1, 2022

At the end of March, U.S. federal Judge Brian A. Jackson issued a decision in Turtle Island Foods v. Strain, which blocked a Louisiana labeling law for violation of

Posted on September 29, 2021

On September 27, agriculture industry groups, including the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision

Posted on August 17, 2021

On August 5, 2021, Senate Republicans introduced the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, which aims to “prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution

Posted on May 6, 2020

On April 27, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12, which established new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and bans the sale of products that

Posted on October 28, 2015

GMA continues its fight in the GM labeling arena.

The effective date for Vermont’s GM labeling law is July 1, 2016. Absent a federal legislative solution or a victory in

Posted on September 4, 2015

As previously covered on this blog, the lawsuit brought by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and other trade associations to challenge

Posted on August 5, 2015

As previously covered on this blog, several states have enacted “Ag-Gag” laws that generally seek to prevent individuals or organizations from investigating