Legal Opinion
Hillside Dairy Inc. v. Lyons
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 2003No. 01-950PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
In most of the United States, not including California, the minimum price paid to dairy farmers producing raw milk is regulated pursuant to federal marketing orders. Those orders guarantee a uniform price for the producers, but through pooling mechanisms require the processors of different classes of dairy products to pay different prices. Thus, for example, processors of fluid milk pay a premium price, part of which goes into an equalization pool that provides a partial subsidy for cheese manufacturers who pay a net price that is lower than the farmers receive. See West Lynn Creamery, Inc.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Zuber v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Prudential Insurance v. BenjaminSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- South-Central Timber Development, Inc. v. WunnickeSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- West Lynn Creamery, Inc. v. HealySupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Chalker v. Birmingham & Northwestern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
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