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It has been a busy couple of weeks in the agricultural law world!<\/p>\n

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Photo by Diego San<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a> <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

*US Supreme Court rules in Proposition 12 challenge.<\/strong>\u00a0 The United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in\u00a0National Pork Producers v. Ross<\/em> allowing California’s Proposition 12 to stand.\u00a0 On Wednesday, we published a full summary of the Court’s ruling here<\/a>.\u00a0 To read a far shorter summary of the ruling, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*US Supreme Court will not hear South Carolina Clean Water Act case.<\/strong>\u00a0 The US Supreme Court has denied a petition for certiorari in\u00a0Dakota Finance LLC v. Naturaland Trust<\/em>, a lawsuit addressing when a citizen suit may be brought under the Clean Water Act.\u00a0 Generally speaking, private citizens may bring lawsuits to enforce the federal Clean Water Act, unless the government is already enforcing the law.\u00a0 In this case, the landowners argued that because the State of South Carolina issued a cease and desist order alleging a possible Clean Water Act violation and set a hearing date, the citizen suit subsequently filed by environmental groups was prohibited.\u00a0 The groups argued that because they filed suit before the hearing and resulting fine and the prohibition was not triggered at the time they filed, their lawsuit was allowed. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with the environmental groups that the citizen suit was permissible. [Read Fourth Circuit opinion here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

*Liability in dust-related accidents.\u00a0 <\/strong>Earlier this month, I did an interview with DTN Progressive Farmer about legal issues related to vehicle accidents caused by blowing dust.\u00a0 The questions arose after a crash involving 70 vehicles in Illinois.\u00a0 Generally speaking, it can be difficult, but not impossible, for a plaintiff to successfully bring a negligence lawsuit for blowing dust in these type of circumstances.\u00a0 [Read Progressive Farmer article here<\/a> and blog post outlining Texas law here<\/a>.]<\/p>\n

Upcoming Presentations<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Next week, I’ll be speaking on carbon contracts as part of the National Agricultural Law Center’s Mid-South Environmental Law Conference Online Early Bird Program.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

as part of the You can find a list of all my upcoming presentations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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