United States Sixth Circuit

The district court properly struck down the Pork Act, 7 U.S.C. section 4801, and the Pork Promotion Order issued thereunder, where plaintiffs have standing, the speech is not governmental speech and is unlawful compelled speech.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/14/2003
• Decided 10/22/2003
• Published 10/22/2003

Judges

• Before COLE, GILMAN, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edward M. Mansfield (argued and briefed), Belin Lamson McCormickZumbach Flynn, Des Moines, IA, Robert Charles Timmons (briefed), Troy W. Haney, Boyden, Timmons, Dilley & Haney, Grand Rapids, MI, for Plaintiffs.


• For Appellees:
  
• Matthew M. Collette (argued and briefed), Douglas N. Letter (briefed), Thomas W. Millet, Carolyn McKee, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for defendants, Veneman and Yates., Susan E. Stokes (argued and briefed), David R. Moeller (briefed), Farmers Legal Action Group, Inc., St. Paul, MN, William Rastetter, Christopher M. Bzdok, Olson and Bzdok, Traverse City, MI, for Defendants Campaign for Family Farms and Intervenors.