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FEDERAL COURT ALLOWS R-CALF'S MOTION TO EXPAND BEEF CHECKOFF LAWSUIT
Nov. 7, 2018
Oklahoma Farm Radio Network reports:
Yesterday, the federal district court in Montana granted R-CALF USA's motion to expand its beef checkoff program lawsuit against the USDA to include at least 13 states in addition to Montana - that includes three states with the biggest impact on the Beef Checkoff program, Texas, Kansas and Nebraska.
The district court in Montana previously granted, and the appellate court recently upheld, a preliminary injunction temporarily stopping the USDA from violating the U.S. Constitution by compelling cattle producers in Montana to pay for the private speech of the private Montana Beef Council without first obtaining consent from producers.
This ruling on R-CALF USA's motion does not apply the temporary injunction in effect in Montana to the additional states. Instead, it allows R-CALF USA to proceed with its original case in which it seeks a permanent injunction against the USDA for violating the Constitution. If successful, the permanent injunction would likely cover cattle producers in each of the new states. The court granted the USDA 14 days to file an answer to R-CALF USA's complaint and the case now proceeds with the additional states.
We recently spoke with RCALF CEO Bill Bullard about this issue during his visit with producers in attendance at a meeting of the Oklahoma Independent Stockgrower's Association. You can keep reading about this court ruling or listen to our complete conversation pertaining to R-CALF's beef checkoff program lawsuit, by clicking here.
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