Legal Opinion
Avocados Plus Inc v. Veneman, Ann M.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 2004No. 03-5086PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
The Hass Avocado Promotion, Research, and Information Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 7801-7813, authorizes the Department of Agriculture to collect assessments from avocado growers and importers and to transfer the assessments to a board charged with promoting domestic consumption of avocados of the Hass variety. Two importers of avocados and two importers of avocado products sued in district court alleging that the Act violated their First Amendment right to be free of compelled speech. 1 The district court dismissed the…
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