Source: Greg Henderson, AGWEB, 1/29/29


A Montana magistrate judge granted summary judgement Wednesday (Jan. 29, 2020) to the government and the 15 qualified state beef councils targeted in the R-CALF vs. Sonny Perdue lawsuit. That decision will now be forwarded to the federal district court for a final ruling, a process that may take months or longer. It could continue to be appealed by either party after the district court judge issues an opinion. A statement issued by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association called today’s ruling “an important victory helping ensure cattlemen and cattlewomen will continue to direct how checkoff investments are made at the state level.”

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