Legal Opinion
Competitive Enterprises Institute v. United States Department of Agriculture
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 30, 1996No. Civil Action 96-1007(RCL)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LAMBERTH, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. In a nutshell, this dispute concerns the impact of the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act (“FAIR Act”) on the quotas set by the Secretary of Agriculture (“the Secretary”) for domestically-grown peanuts. At a hearing on May 15, 1996, this court denied plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order. After considering the submissions of counsel, briefs of amicus curiae from the National Peanut Growers Group as well as the Chocolate Manufacturers…
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