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New Lawsuit Filed Against USDA Over Rescinded RFID Requirement
The legal battle between radio frequency ID ear tag opponents and the USDA is back on. A previous lawsuit filed by R-CALF USA and several ranchers was dismissed after USDA reversed course on a rule that would have required cattle producers to use RFID ear tags and register their premises by 2023 if they transport…
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R-CALF Files Amended Complaint in RFID Case
Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, filed an amended complaint in the Wyoming federal district court on behalf of R-CALF USA and ranchers Tracy and Donna Hunt and Kenny and Roxy Fox. In an order dated, March 6, the court authorized R-CALF USA and the ranchers to file an amended…
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FTC, Axon Spar Over Jurisdiction In Federal Court
Police body camera maker Axon Enterprises sparred with the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday during a hearing held over the phone before an Arizona federal judge over whether the court can hear Axon’s constitutional challenge of the agency’s structure and merger review process. U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza issued a tentative ruling March 10…
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Civil Liberties Firm Backs Challenge To FTC Authority
The New Civil Liberties Alliance has thrown its weight behind a constitutional challenge to the Federal Trade Commission’s in-house enforcement process, backing body camera maker Axon’s battle in Arizona federal court over an ongoing administrative merger review. The nonprofit law firm, which is led by conservative legal scholar Philip Hamburger, fired off a brief in…
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Teleforum: Leaving Them Speechless: Does the SEC Silence Criticism?
Few Americans know that when they settle a case with the SEC (or the CFTC which has a similar “rule”) that they will be forced to agree to a lifetime gag, a subject of much concern to Americans across the political and economic spectrum. Whether in small businesses or large, Americans charged by these powerful government agencies settle 98%…
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Honda Asks Ark. Appeals Court To Ditch Tax Agency Deference
Honda has asked Arkansas’ appellate court not to show deference to the state’s tax agency and to reverse the denial of a tax refund for income from sales of federal environmental credits to other car manufacturers. In a reply brief filed Monday, American Honda Motor Co. Inc. told the Arkansas Court of Appeals that the…
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