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John Deere And Farmers Get Creative On 'Right To Repair'

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The recent pact between John Deere and the American Farm Bureau Federation, making the company's parts and technical information available to farmers and independent repair shops, is a milestone in the "right to repair" movement — and demonstrates an effective alternative to government mandates, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

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Court upholds California animal-welfare law

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The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation went to federal court to challenge Proposition 12. This means, among other things, that sows must have at least 24 square feet of living space – about the size of two bath towels.

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Supreme Court Upholds California Animal Welfare Law

Constitutional Law Reporter

Prior to the vote on Proposition 12, proponents suggested the law would benefit animal welfare and consumer health, and opponents claimed that existing farming practices did better than Proposition 12 protecting animal welfare (for example, by preventing pig-on-pig aggression) and ensuring consumer health (by avoiding contamination).

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Pipeline Decisions Do Not Spell Doom for Transmission

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Wind farm (Source: Z22). Last week the Sabin Center and the American Bar Association held an event on addressing landowner concerns in renewable energy siting. In contrast to the natural gas permitting scheme, no federal law provides a specific approval process for siting oil pipelines.

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Federal Court Found Flaws in New Climate Change Analysis for Wyoming Oil and Gas Leases. The federal district court for the District of Columbia ruled that the U.S. The case was currently pending before the Fourth Circuit after a federal district court in Maryland held that Maryland law preempted the local law. FEATURED CASE.

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California law on sale of pork raises concerns about interstate moral disputes in a “balkanized” nation

SCOTUSBlog

As they considered the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12, the justices wondered aloud how the case would affect hypothetical state efforts to ban products from out-of-state companies that employ unauthorized immigrants, forbid labor unions, or refuse to fund certain types of health care. Barrett raised the same question.

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FBI Director Centers China Cybersecurity Threat in Budget Talks After NYC Secret Police Charges

The Crime Report

Federal Bureau of Investigations Director Christopher Wray described The People’s Republic of China (PRC) as an “unparalleled” cybersecurity threat in front of a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting last week as he asked for a $11.4 percent increase from the bureau’s last budget. billion FBI budget, a 5.5