Legal Opinion
Resolute Forest Products, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 9, 2015No. Civil Action No. 14-2103 (JEB)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
“Out of,timber so crooked as that from which man is made, nothing entirely *85straight can be carved.” So said Immanuel Kant about humanity; so elaims Plaintiff Resolute Forest Products about the lawfulness of compulsory marketing programs developed by private parties and overseen by the Ü.S. Department of Agriculture.
In 2010 and 2011, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), housed within the USDA, assisted members of the softwood-lumber industry in establishing a budding Softwood Lumber Checkoff Order. Checkoff orders are rooted in…
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