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Jack Block: Dusky Gopher Frog

October 18th, 2017
Contributor: John R. Block
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block By now, I should not be surprised when the federal government uses its power and strength to hammer a defenseless individual citizen. Let me tell you about Edward Poitevent and the dusky gopher frog. In 2011, th… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, dusky gopher frog, Edward Poitevent, John R. Block, Mississippi, Supreme Court, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

John Block: Rural America Speaks Up

November 17th, 2016
Contributor: John R. Block
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block Now that the election is over, Democrats are trying to figure out what went wrong. Not only will they lose the White House in January, they did not get control of the Senate and gained very little in the House.… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Cabinet, Democrat, Donald Trump, Election, House of Representatives, John R. Block, Mike Pence, President, Republican, Rural America, Senate, Supreme Court, Transition

John Block: Trump Wins

November 9th, 2016
Contributor: John R. Block
By former USDA Secretary John R. Block It’s a new day. Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Washington, D.C. is in shock. It wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. Clinton was supposed to win. A year and a half ago, Donald Trum… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, Death Tax, Democrats, Donald Trump, EPA, John R. Block, Obamacare, President, Republican Congress, Supreme Court, TPP

John Block Reports: Election Day 2016 & the Need for a Balanced Government

November 7th, 2016
Contributor: Richard L. Frank
On October 27, 2016, OFW Law founding principal Richard L. Frank filled in for former USDA Secretary John R. Block on his weekly radio broadcast: Tuesday, November 8, is Election Day. A free and fair election is what separates the U.S. from many of o… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Congress, Democrat, Donald Trump, Election, Hillary Clinton, John R. Block, Merrick Garland, President, Republican, Richard L. Frank, Senate, Supreme Court, White House

The Peat Goes On: Supreme Court Holds Wetlands Jurisdictional Determinations Are Appealable

June 1st, 2016
Contributor: Stewart D. Fried
Peat miners, golfers, and landowners with real property containing or adjacent to Waters of the United States will benefit greatly from the Supreme Court’s May 31st decision in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc. Hawkes resolved whethe… Read More
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Categories: EPA
Tags: Administrative Procedure Act, Appeal, Approved Jurisdictional Determination, Army Corps of Engineers, Clean Water Act, Environment, Hawkes, Landowner, Law Firm, Lawyer, Litigation, Stewart D. Fried, Supreme Court, Water, Waters of the US, Wetland

The California Raisin Show: Last Gasp for the New Deal's Supply Controls?

June 24th, 2015
Contributor: John G. Dillard
By John G. Dillard and Jerry Chapin Do USDA’s mandatory supply controls violate the Fifth Amendment even if they are intended to prop up commodity prices? According to the Supreme Court, the answer is “yes.” On Monday June 22nd, all… Read More
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Categories: USDA
Tags: Agriculture, California, Fifth Amendment, Food, Horne, Horne v. USDA, John G. Dillard, Marketing Order, Raisin, Raisin Administrative Committee, Reserve Pool, Supply Control, Supreme Court, USDA

John Block: Raisins

May 6th, 2015
By John R. Block The U.S. Supreme Court decides a lot of very serious, high-profile cases – gay marriage for example. However, recently, they heard one about raisins. Yes – raisins. The Raisin Program dates back to the Great Depression of the 193… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy, USDA
Tags: Agriculture, California, John R. Block, Marketing Order, Marvin Horne, Raisin, Raisin Administrative Committee, Raisin Program, Supreme Court, Tomato, UglyRipe

Supreme Court Holds FD&C Act Does Not Bar Competitor Food Label Challenges under the Lanham Act

June 23rd, 2014
Contributors: Michael J. O'Flaherty, Stewart D. Fried
By Michael J. O’Flaherty and Stewart D. Fried In a recent opinion delivered by Justice Kennedy (with Justice Breyer recused), the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that competitors may bring Lanham Act claims challenging food labels, even if… Read More
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Categories: FDA, Public Policy
Tags: Advertising, Coca-Cola, Coke, Congress, Food, Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Food Label, Food Marketing, Labeling, Lanham Act, Litigation, Michael J. O'Flaherty, Minute Maid, POM, POM Wonderful v. Coca-Cola, Stewart D. Fried, Supreme Court

U.S. Supreme Court Extends Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protection to Employees of Privately-Held Companies

March 10th, 2014
Contributor: Elliot Belilos
On March 4, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lawson v. FMR LLC, No. 12-3 that “whistleblower” protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 extends to the employees of a public company’s private contractors and subcontractors… Read More
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Categories: Public Policy
Tags: Elliot Belilos, Lawson, Sarbanes-Oxley, Supreme Court, Whistleblower

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