Humane Soc'y of the United States v. Perdue

Katsas, Circuit Judge:

In this case, a pork farmer contends that the government unlawfully has permitted funds for promoting the pork industry to be used instead for lobbying on the industry's behalf. We consider whether, on summary judgment, the farmer has proven his constitutional standing to maintain this lawsuit.

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The Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act requires the federal government to promote the American pork industry. The Act authorizes the government to collect assessments (often called "checkoffs") from pork producers to finance efforts to "strengthen the position…