Legal Opinion
American Meat Institute v. Ball
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided August 31, 1982No. G 75-39PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ENSLEN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, American Meat Institute, a national trade association of the meat packing industry, has charged that Section 4a of Michigan’s Comminuted Meat Law, M.S.A. § 12.964(4.1) M.C.L.A. § 289.584a is unconstitutional. 1 AMI alleges that the placard requirement for certain comminuted meat products violates the Supremacy Clause by prescribing a labeling requirement that is “in addition to or different than” those specified in the Federal Meat Act, as amended by the Federal Wholesome Meat Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 601-678 and by effectively enforcing ingredient standards…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hunt v. Washington State Apple Advertising CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pike v. Bruce Church, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Florida Lime & Avocado Growers, Inc. v. PaulSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Jones v. Rath Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Head v. New Mexico Board of Examiners in OptometrySupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. v. GeraceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Animal Legal Defense Fund Boston, Inc. v. Provimi Veal Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
- American Meat Institute v. PridgeonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- National Broiler Council v. VossCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc. v. GeraceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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