Amicus Briefs

Amicus:  On behalf of its clients, FLAG sometimes submits amicus, or “friend of the court” briefs in cases of significance to family farmers that being litigated by others.   Below are some of those briefs.

 

CORPORATE FARM LAWS

Gale v. Jones Motion for Leave to File Amici Curiae Brief and Amici CuriaeBrief of National Farmers Union, National Family Farm Coalition, and 40 Other Organizations U.S. Supreme Court in Case No. 06-1045 (March 1, 2007) view press release

Gale v. Jones Motion of Proposed Amici Curiae and Brief of Amici Curiae National Farmers Union, National Family Farm Coalition, American Corn Growers Association, Minnesota Farmers Union, Land Stewardship Project, North Dakota Farmers Union, Dakota Resource Council, South Dakota Farmers Union, Dakota Rural Action, Iowa Farmers Union, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Missouri Farmers Union, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Arkansas Farmers Union, Campaign for Family Farms, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Federation of Southern Cooperatives, Illinois Farmers Union, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Indiana Farmers Union, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Powder River Basin Resource Council, Kansas Farmers Union, Wisconsin Farmers Union, Ohio Farmers Union, Michigan Farmers Union, Pennsylvania Farmers Union, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, Montana Farmers Union, Utah Farmers Union, Texas Farmers Union, Alaska Farmers Union, Oregon Farmers Union, Washington Farmers Union, and California Farmers Union for Leave to File Brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellants and in Support of Reversal of the Judgment Below, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Apr. 3, 2006) view press release
Dakota Rural Action, et. al. v. South Dakota Farm Bureau, et. al. Motion for Leave to File Brief of Amici Curiae and Brief of Amici Curiae National Farmers Union, South Dakota Farmers Union, North Dakota Farmers Union, Minneosta Farmers union, Iowa Farmers Union, Campaign for Family Farms, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Dakota Resource Council, National Family Farm Coalition, and Friends of the Constitution in Support of Petitioners, U.S. Supreme Court (Feb. 24, 2004) view press release

South Dakota Farm Bureau v. Hazeltine Motion and Brief of Amici Curiae National Farmers Union, Minnesota Farmers Union, South Dakota Farmers Union, Iowa Farmers Union, North Dakota Farmers Union, Land Stewardship Project, Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Campaign for Family Farms, and Western Organization of Resource Councils in Support of Intervenors-Defendants-Appellants Dakota Rural Action’s and South Dakota Resources Coalition’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Sept. 16, 2003) view press release

Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. Miller Brief of Amici Curiae Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Land Stewardship Project, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Campaign for Family Farms, and National Family Farm Coalition in Support of Defendant-Appellant Thomas J. Miller and in Support of Reversal of the Judgment Below, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Apr. 22, 2003) view press release

Smithfield Foods, Inc. v. Miller Supplemental Brief of Amici Curiae Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Missouri Rural Crisis Center, Land Stewardship Project, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Campaign for Family Farms, and National Family Farm Coalition in Support of Defendant-Appellant Thomas J. Miller and in Support of Reversal of the Judgment Below, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (Oct. 16, 2003) view press release

CHECKOFFS

Veneman v. Livestock Marketing Association Campaign for Family Farms and 49 Family Farm and Ranch Organizations Brief of Amici Curiae , U.S. Supreme Court (Oct. 15, 2004)
United States v. United Foods, Inc. Brief of Amici Curiae Jeanne and Steve Charter, Northern Plains Resource Council, Inc., The Western Organization of Resource Councils, Dakota Resource Council, Powder River Basin Resource Council, The Idaho Rural Council, and the Campaign for Family Farms in Support of Respondent, U.S. Supreme Court, 533 U.S. 405 (2001) .

COMPETITION

Pickett v. Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. Motion and Brief of Amici Curiae Fifty Leading Scholars, Farmers, Ranchers, Farm and Ranch Organizations, Consumer roups, and Religious Organizations in Suport of Plaintiffs-Appellants Supporting Reversal, U.S. Court of appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (June 16, 2004)

FRAUD

Peterson v. BASF Minnesota Farmers Union Brief of Amicus Curiae in support of
Plaintiffs/Respondents, Minnesota Supreme Court (July 23, 2003) view press release

NUISANCE: INTEGRATOR LIABILITY

Wendinger v. Frost Farms Inc.; and Wakefield Pork, Inc. Brief and Appendix of Amicus Curiae Land Stewardship Project, Minnesota Appeals Court (Dec. 4, 2002)

ORGANIC/SUSTAINABLE
Harvey v. Veneman Motion and Brief of Amici Curiae Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, Center for Food Safety, and Beyond Pesticides in Support of Plaintiff/Appellant, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (June 14, 2004)
Harvey v. Veneman Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Main (January 26, 2005) view press release

POULTRY

Kenny Austin, et. al., v. Sanderson Farms, Inc. Motion to File as Amici Curiae and Brief of Amici Curiae Rural Advancement Foundation International – USA and Thirty-nine Agricultural Organizations, Mississippi Supreme Court (June 1, 2005) view press release