Re-Examining Indiana Water Law in Light of Today's Competing Demands
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Competition for groundwater is leading states and counties to change the way they regulate subsurface water.
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The Schroeder Ag Blog addresses issues facing farmers, ranchers, and businesses involved with crops, livestock, dairy, and meat production.
What does the Supreme Court's Decision Overturning Chevron Have to do with Agriculture? (Hint: Everything!)
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The Supreme Court overturned Chevron in June. Now, instead of deferring to administrative agencies’ interpretation, courts must exercise their own “independent judgment” as to statutory construction. This change will have far-reaching consequences for agricultural and environmental regulations.
Read MoreWOTUS, Yet Again.
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One area of law refuses to stay consistent from year to year—Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The EPA and Army Corps recently amended a rule (mostly) in alignment with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision.
Read MoreSupreme Court Limits Federal Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
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The Court narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA by limiting what wetlands are considered Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
Read MoreProp 12: Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to California's Law Impacting National Hog Market
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On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to California’s Prop 12 law, dealing a blow to livestock agriculture.
Read MoreHow Did Prop 12 Become a Morality Case?
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently held argument on California’s Prop 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet the state’s production standards. In this agriculture case, why were the Justices so focused on a state’s ability to legislate morality across state lines?
Read MoreSCOTUS Limits Federal Agency Power
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In an environmental ruling that will also impact agricultural government agencies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Clean Air Act did not give the EPA broad authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Read MoreSupreme Court will Consider Whether California Pork Law Violates Constitution
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On March 28, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to decide whether pork producers can sue over California’s Proposition 12, which regulates pork farmers’ practices nationwide.
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Online revenue management platforms for landlords are being challenged as price fixing tools. What will the implications be for tenant farmers?