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Category Archives: Weekly Round Up
December 20, 2024 Weekly Round Up
We have reached our final Weekly Round Up of 2024. We would like to take a moment to thank all of you who read the Texas Agriculture Law Blog. We appreciate your support of our work and your interest in agricultural law. With that, let’s jump into the stories in the news the past couple of weeks. *”The path forward is not remotely clear” on aid package for agriculture. Congress has gone back to the drawing board on a spending bill that would fund the government and include… Read More →
December 6, 2024 Weekly Round Up
The year may be winding down, but the ag law news is not! Let’s get caught up. * Corporate Transparency Act reporting put on hold by injunction. On Monday, we published our blog post reminding you of the upcoming beneficial ownership reporting deadline under the Corporate Transparency Act. On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction pausing the law and the deadlines after finding it likely that plaintiffs would succeed on the merits of their lawsuit. [Read Order here.] You have to admit, ag law is exciting! *Brooke… Read More →
November 15, 2024 Weekly Round Up
Lots of ag law news the last couple of weeks–let’s get you caught up! * Update on Cedar the goat. You all may remember this prior blog post about a lawsuit between a 4-H member and a number of defendants after a dispute arose over the fate of a show goat at the county fair. Last week, the County, sheriff’s office, and three officers agreed to settle the case for $300,000. The lawsuit remains active against the Shasta District Fair, the Shasta Fair Association, and several officers of… Read More →
November 1, 2024 Weekly Round Up
Welcome to November! I am not sure how we’ve reached this point in the year, but here we are. Let’s get caught up on the lasted agricultural law news. * Texas sues federal government over listing freshwater mussels under Endangered Species Act. The State of Texas has filed suit against the federal government challenging US Fish and Wildlife’s listing of several species of freshwater mussels as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Specifically, Texas alleges the federal government violated the Endangered Species Act, Administrative Procedures Act,… Read More →
October 18, 2024 Weekly Round Up
To say it has been a busy couple of weeks in the world of agricultural law would be an understatement. Here are some of the biggest stories in the news as of late. *McDonald’s files lawsuit against packers alleging price fixing. McDonald’s has filed suit against the big four packers (Tyson, JBS, Cargill, and National Beef) alleging that these companies conspired to inflate beef prices. McDonald’s Claims that from 2015 through the present time the packers have conspired to limit supply in order to inflate prices for beef…. Read More →
September 27, 2024 Weekly Round Up
Happy Friday! It has been a whirlwind of a month around here. Thank you to those of you who I have seen on the road at in person presentations–it has been fun getting to connect face-to-face with so many readers. There has been a lot of news on the agricultural law front. * Lawsuit filed against Tyson “climate smart beef” claims. The Environmental Working Group has filed suit claiming that Tyson’s marketing “climate friendly” beef is misleading consumers. Tyson sells some beef with a “climate smart” label and has… Read More →
August 23, 2024 Weekly Round Up
Welcome back to another Weekly Round Up where we get you caught up on some of the biggest stories in ag law news around the country. *Federal court finds FTC ban on noncompete agreements unlawful, sets rule aside in nationwide order. A federal judge in Texas held that the FTC’s recent rule prohibiting most noncompete agreements is unlawful. The court held that the rule went beyond the FTC’s authority and was arbitrary and capricious. The judge issued an order setting aside the rule on a nationwide basis. This… Read More →
August 2, 2024 Weekly Round Up
It has been a fast and furious summer here, and we have fallen behind on our bi-weekly round ups. We are here today to help get you caught up on the biggest ag law news around the country! *Court rules Massachusetts’ Question 3 is not preempted by Federal Meat Inspection Act. A Massachusetts federal court recently ruled that Massachusetts’ Question 3, a ballot initiative banning the sale of pork that is not raised in accordance with certain practices, is not preempted by the Federal Meat Inspection Act as… Read More →
June 28, 2024 Weekly Round Up
It has been a whirlwind of a couple of weeks for agricultural law. Here is a quick rundown of some of the biggest stories in the news. *Federal government lifts boundary limitations on Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. The US Department of the Interior has lifted boundary limitations on four wildlife refuges across the country, including the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge here in Texas. This will allow these refuges to expand their acreage. Importantly, the acquisition of any additional acreage will be voluntary and will not be taken by… Read More →
June 7, 2024 Weekly Round Up
Summer is here and there are plenty of agricultural law updates to discuss. *Lawsuit filed challenging law creating business courts. On May 23, Dallas County filed suit challenging the constitutionality of the business court system created by the Texas Legislature last session. The new courts have jurisdiction in high-dollar business cases, with the judges appointed by the governor and a 15th Court of Appeals to hear all appeals. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the business court set up in creating a state-wide district for the new Court… Read More →