interstate commerce Archives

Seventh Circuit Takes Up Fight Over Butter Grading

September 13, 2018 LORRAINE BAILEY

Agriculture, dairy industry, food, interstate commerce, regulation, Seventh Circuit, Wisconsin

The Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments Thursday in an artisanal butter maker’s challenge to a Wisconsin law that requires all butter sold in the state to be graded on taste.

Business Government Law

Ohio Dairy Maker Fights Wisconsin Butter Law

April 24, 2017May 3, 2017 EMILY ZANTOW

dairy industry, food, interstate commerce, Ohio, USDA, Wisconsin

An Ohio-based dairy company claims in court that Wisconsin’s requirements for butter grading amount to a ban on artisanal butter and an unconstitutional restriction on interstate commerce.

Business Energy Government

Minnesota County’s Ban on ‘Frac Sand’ Lands in Court

April 19, 2017April 20, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY

due process, equal protection, fracking, interstate commerce, minerals, mining, Minnesota, ordinance

A mining company claims a Minnesota county’s recently enacted ban on “frac sand” intentionally singles out companies that process and transport silica sand used in fracking.

Courts Criminal Government National Trials

High Court Upholds Judges’ Right to Discretion in Sentencing

April 3, 2017April 4, 2017 DAN MCCUE

drugs, Guns, interstate commerce, Law5, prostitution, robbery, sentencing, sex, U.S. Supreme Court

A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday ruled a sentencing judge may consider the harsh, mandatory sentence handed down for a felony when determining the appropriate punishment for lesser offenses committed at the same time.

Business Government Law

Minnesota Wineries Fight In-State Grape Mandate

March 30, 2017May 16, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY

alcohol, imports, interstate commerce, Minnesota, regulation

Two farm wineries are challenging a Minnesota rule preventing them from using grapes, unfermented juices and honey from other states and countries, claiming such a severe restriction limits domestic and foreign commerce.

Appeals Criminal

Justices Balk at Block to Sentencing Discretion

February 28, 2017March 1, 2017 TIM RYAN

drugs, Guns, interstate commerce, National5, prostitution, robbery, sentencing, sex

The Supreme Court appeared critical Tuesday of the harsh sentence given to a man who was found to have interfered in interstate commerce because his robbery interrupted the victim’s plans to trade methamphetamine for sex with a prostitute.

Business Law

Indiana Wine Seller Disputes Michigan Shipping Ban

January 23, 2017 ANDY OLESKO

alcohol, interstate commerce, Michigan, shipping

Three wine-loving Michiganders and an Indiana wine retailer filed a federal lawsuit Friday against Michigan officials, challenging a law that prohibits out-of-state retailers from sending wine to Wolverine State consumers.