Since 2018, 15 states have passed laws that limit the use of terms such as “burger,” “chick’n,”...
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California’s Attempt to Restrict Foreign Agricultural Land Investments
Recently, California’s state legislature passed a bill (SB 1084) that is aimed at restricting...
Procedures: Precedent and the U.S. Court System
The legal system within the United States is made up of federal and state courts that resolve...
Procedures: Personal and Subject Matter Jurisdiction
In order to hear cases, a court must have jurisdiction over both the parties to the lawsuit and...
Procedures: Motions
During litigation, it is common for parties to make formal requests by filing documents with the...
Procedures: The Routes that a Dispute Can Take
When someone has a civil dispute against another person or entity, the path the dispute resolution...
Procedures: Federal Preemption
The Constitution of the United States is made up of hundreds of clauses. Article VI is known as...
Truth in Labeling Laws(uits) – Update and Recent Developments
In the past few years, several states have passed laws governing the words or phrases that food...
Procedures: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Most people have seen the Schoolhouse Rock! musical “I’m Just a Bill” which does a great, and...
Food Foundations: What are Food Recalls and How do They Work?
Food safety in the United States is regulated by two agencies. The Food Safety and Inspection...