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Rule Illegally Hooks Fishers For Program Costs, Lawsuit Says

March 5, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce is illegally charging herring fishers for the cost of a monitoring program that measures compliance with federal fishing standards, fishers claim in a new lawsuit. Seafreeze Fleet LLC and two subsidiaries that own trawlers that fish the Atlantic Ocean for herring said in a Wednesday complaint that the National Oceanic…
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NCLA Sues the Dept. of Commerce over Its Unlawful New at-Sea Monitor Mandate

March 5, 2020
The New Civil Liberties Alliance today filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island against the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries), as well as the heads of those agencies. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Ranch group goes back to court with new information on USDA’s RFID mandate

March 3, 2020
Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, recently filed a new motion in the Wyoming federal district court on behalf of R-CALF USA and ranchers Tracy and Donna Hunt and Kenny and Roxy Fox. The new motion reveals that despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s assurances to the court that it…
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R-CALF Back in Court with New USDA RFID Mandate Info

March 3, 2020
Harriet Hageman, senior litigation counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, filed a new motion in the Wyoming federal district court on behalf of R-CALF USA and ranchers Tracy and Donna Hunt and Kenny and Roxy Fox. The new motion reveals that despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) assurances to the court that it…
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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Block Bump Stock Ban, for Now

March 2, 2020
The Supreme Court has rejected an attempt to put on hold the Trump administration’s ban on bump stocks. One of the justices indicated, however, that the court will observe how lower courts handle the issue and may pick it up later. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Ranch group goes back to court with new information on USDA’s RFID mandate

March 2, 2020
On Friday, Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, filed a new motion in the Wyoming federal district court on behalf of R-CALF USA and ranchers Tracy and Donna Hunt and Kenny and Roxy Fox. The new motion reveals that despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) assurances to the court…
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