Case Updates
Petition for rehearing en banc denied
October 31, 2014
D.C. Circuit upholds USDA meat labeling rule
July 29, 2014
The Court upheld the COOL labeling law stating that the Zauderer standard of review applies to all compelled disclosures of “purely factual and uncontroversial information” including compelled disclosures that are intended to reach problems other than consumer deception. The labeling law does not violate free speech in compelling the meat industry to disclose to consumers the origins of their products.
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief on USDA meat labeling rule
April 23, 2014
In the coalition brief, the U.S. Chamber asked the District of Columbia Circuit Court to review the district court's decision and rule that mandatory disclosure of commercial information compelled for reasons other than preventing consumer deception is not subject to review under Zauderer v. Office of Disciplinary Counsel. The U.S. Chamber filed the brief jointly with the National Association of Manufacturers and the Business Roundtable. Peter D. Keisler, Jonathan F. Cohn and Ericka L. Myers of Sidley Austin LLP represented the U.S. Chamber as co-counsel to the National Chamber Litigation Center.
Case Documents
- AMI Panel Opinion -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- AMI Statutory Addendum -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- USDA Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- CADC En Banc Order -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit.pdf
- AMI Opening Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- Intervenors Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- Amicus Brief -- American Meat Institute v AGRI (D C Circuit).pdf
- AMI Reply Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- Order Granting Motion to File -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- Intervenors Supplemental Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (D.C. Circuit).pdf
- AMI Supplemental Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- USDA Supplemental Brief -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf
- Decision -- American Meat Institute v. USDA (DC Circuit).pdf