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Supreme Court Update
Yellow Transportation v. Michigan (01-270), Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Henson (01-757)
Despite my earlier representation ("that's all for today"), in fact, the Court issued two opinions today. Before I get to the opinions, please note that in the race to issue…
Supreme Court Update
Department of Revenue of Kentucky v. Davis (06-666), United States v. Williams (06-694), United States v. Ressam (07-455) and order list
By Kim Rinehart
With just over a month left in the Term, the Court has finally released its 40th opinion (just past the half-way point of its docket, and behind even its sluggish…
Kight on Cannabis
Oregon Bill Would Authorize Interstate Marijuana Commerce
By Rod Kight
Oregon SB 582 would authorize the state to enter into compacts with other states for the interstate sale of marijuana. This post was written by Kamran Aryah, an attorney with the…
Take Stock: Federal Policy Watch
Congress: Week in Review | April 18, 2019
By Michael Drobac, Greg Walden, Amanda Armistead, Casey Stokes, Lauren Stroupe
Congressional Delegations Travel to Argentina, Brazil and U.K. The House and Senate are in a two-week recess, set to return to Washington the week of April 29. In the meantime,…
SALT Shaker
More Than Smoke: Oregon Tax Court Holds Cigarette Manufacturer’s In-State Activities Exceeded P.L. 86-272
By Todd Betor, Charles Capouet
On February 26, 2019, the Oregon Tax Court held that an out-of-state cigarette manufacturer’s in-state activities violated Public Law 86-272, resulting in the manufacturer being subject to Oregon’s corporation excise…
On Reserve: A Wine Law Blog
Minnesota Winemakers Question the Constitutionality of Grape Source Requirements
Owners of two Minnesota wineries are challenging the state’s law which limits wine production by Minnesota-licensed farm wineries to predominantly Minnesota-grown grapes. In 2017, Alexis Bailly Vineyard and Next Chapter Winery…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
SCOTUS Puts the Brakes on Arbitration: Contract Drivers Engaged in Interstate Commerce Can Litigate in Court
By: Ariel Fenster, Ryan McCoy, Steve Shardonofsky Seyfarth Synopsis: Arbitration of employment claims continues to be a hot topic at the Supreme Court. In a unanimous 8-0 decision yesterday (Justice Kavanaugh…
Cannabis & the Law
Partner Kevin Conroy Joins Cannabis Reporter Radio Show on Navigating the Regulatory Rifts of Intercontinental Cannabis Banking and Commerce
By Foley Hoag
Kevin Conroy, former Massachusetts Deputy Attorney General, explains how companies overcome regulatory challenges of intercontinental cannabis banking on the Cannabis Reporter Radio Show with host Snowden Bishop. Click here to listen…
Food Safety News
Senate might not buy King’s amendment to open all states to all American farm products
By Dan Flynn
Representative Steve King, R-IA, has succeeded in attaching his "Protect Interstate Commerce Act (PICA) of 2018" to the House version of the now 641-page "Farm Bill" and senators are pushing…
Food Safety News
Bill would OK interstate sales of state-inspected meat, poultry
By News Desk
U.S. Sens. Mike Rounds, R-SD, and Angus King, I-ME, have introduced the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act. The bipartisan bill would allow meat and poultry products sales…