Case Overview

Legal Principle at Issue

Did the 8th Circuit err in holding that the 1985 Beef Promotion & Research Act, and regulations promulgated there under which impose assessments on beef producers and importers to fund research, education, and promotional activities carried out by special administrative bodies created by Congress for the express purpose of furthering important governmental objectives under direct supervision of Secretary of Agriculture are unconstitutional and unenforceable?

Action

Vacated and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.

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  • MIKE JOHANNS, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al., v. LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION et al.. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved March 30, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/mike-johanns-secretary-agriculture-et-al-v-livestock-marketing-association-et-al
  • MIKE JOHANNS, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al., v. LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION et al., First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/mike-johanns-secretary-agriculture-et-al-v-livestock-marketing-association-et-al (last visited 30 Mar. 2025).
  • Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "MIKE JOHANNS, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al., v. LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION et al.." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/mike-johanns-secretary-agriculture-et-al-v-livestock-marketing-association-et-al (accessed March 30, 2025).
  • "MIKE JOHANNS, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, et al., v. LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION et al.." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 30 Mar. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/mike-johanns-secretary-agriculture-et-al-v-livestock-marketing-association-et-al.
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