Legal Opinion
Farm-To-Consumer Legal Defense Fund v. Schafer
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 23, 2009No. Civil Action No. 2008-1546Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) FARM-TO-CONSUMER LEGAL ) DEFENSE FUND, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 08-1546 (RMC) ) TOM VILSACK, Secretary, ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ) AGRICULTURE,1 et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs sue the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) and the Director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture (“MDA”) seeking to enjoin the implementation and enforcement of the National Animal Identification System (“NAIS”). Plaintiffs object to MDA’s transition from the unique state-created animal…
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- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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