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April 5, 2023 In News

Progressive Farmer: CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption

Court Vacates FSA Policy Exempting Medium-Sized CAFOs From Environmental Review ...

April 4, 2023 In News

Reuters: USDA rule exempting medium-sized factory farms from environmental scrutiny vacated

A federal judge on Tuesday vacated a rule that exempted medium-sized industrial livestock farms from undergoing environmental reviews before receiving government loans, after finding what she called severe problems with the rulemaking process....

April 4, 2023 In News

The American Prospect: Farmers Pay Big Ag to Lobby Against Them

The checkoff program, intended for marketing promotion but used as a slush fund for consolidated agricultural interests, is facing pressure for reform. ...

February 26, 2023 In News

Indy Week: Federal Court Rules NC’s Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional

In a split decision the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that North Carolina’s “ag-gag law” is unconstitutional and infringes on free speech....

February 23, 2023 In News

Progressive Farmer: NC ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Loses in Court

North Carolina's "ag-gag" law was dealt a blow on Thursday, as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Richmond, Virginia, ruled undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected by the First Amendment....

February 23, 2023 In News

Courthouse News Service: Split appeals court strikes down part of North Carolina ‘ag-gag’ law

A split Fourth Circuit panel on Thursday struck down part of a North Carolina law that prevented animal rights advocates from conducting undercover investigations into farming practices....

February 23, 2023 In News

Associated Press: Appeals court pulls back on N. Carolina “ag-gag” law ruling

A federal appeals court on Thursday scaled back a lower-court ruling that threw out portions of a North Carolina law designed in part to prevent undercover employees at farms and other workplaces from taking documents or recording video....

February 23, 2023 In News

Washington Post: North Carolina can’t ban undercover filming inside animal farms

A North Carolina law aimed at stopping investigations by animal rights activists violates constitutional free speech protections, an appellate court ruled Thursday. ...

February 2, 2023 In News

Investigate Midwest: In first test before appeals court, important worker safety law is affirmed, with notable caveat

In the pandemic’s early days, employees of a Pennsylvania food processing plant believed they faced an immediate threat. Their employer, they alleged, crowded them together and didn’t provide enough masks when the federal government promoted social distancing and face coverings....

January 31, 2023 In News

Reuters: Workers can’t force safety agency to do inspections, court rules

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said workers cannot go to court to force the federal workplace safety regulator to act after it determines that alleged hazards do not present an "imminent danger" to employees....

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Progressive Farmer: CAFOs Lose Environmental Exemption

Reuters: USDA rule exempting medium-sized factory farms from environmental scrutiny vacated

The American Prospect: Farmers Pay Big Ag to Lobby Against Them

Indy Week: Federal Court Rules NC’s Ag-Gag Law is Unconstitutional

Progressive Farmer: NC ‘Ag-Gag’ Law Loses in Court

Courthouse News Service: Split appeals court strikes down part of North Carolina ‘ag-gag’ law

Associated Press: Appeals court pulls back on N. Carolina “ag-gag” law ruling

Washington Post: North Carolina can’t ban undercover filming inside animal farms

Investigate Midwest: In first test before appeals court, important worker safety law is affirmed, with notable caveat

Reuters: Workers can’t force safety agency to do inspections, court rules

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