Respondent Monsanto invented and patented Roundup Ready soybean seeds, which contain a genetic alteration that allows them to survive exposure to the herbicide glyphosate. It sells the seeds subject to a licensing agreement that permits farmers to plant the purchased seed in one, and only one, growi...   MORE>>

The Central Valley Project ( CVP ) is a massive undertaking to transfer water from the northern part of California s Central Valley to the relatively arid southern part of the valley. The project is managed by the United States Department of the Interior ( Interior ). Interior s mana...   MORE>>

The Clean Water Act (Act) requires that National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits be secured before pollutants are discharged from any point source into the navigable waters of the United States. See 33 U. S. C. 1311(a), 1362(12). One of the Environmental Protection Agenc...   MORE>>

Today we consider whether farmers and farming entities (collectively, Farmers ) that irrigate their land using water from the San Luis Unit of the Central Valley Project the nation s largest reclamation project may maintain a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act ( APA ) to...   MORE>>

Appellants, California almond producers, claim that the Secretary of Agriculture, seeking to prevent the spread of salmonella, exceeded his authority in requiring California almonds sold domestically to be treated with heat or chemicals. The district court granted summary judgment for the Secretary....   MORE>>

This case poses the question of whether the appeal provisions (including the bond requirements) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C. 499a-499t, are mandatory and jurisdictional. Guided by the language and structure of the statute, its legislative history, and its trad...   MORE>>

Appellee Pilgrim s Pride Corporation ( PPC ) contracted with Appellants Clinton Growers (the Growers ) to raise chickens. Citing a downturn in the poultry industry, PPC terminated its contracts with the Growers and filed for bankruptcy. The Growers filed claims against PPC seeking promiss...   MORE>>

This case is before the Court on a petition for redetermination of two separate deficiencies. Respondent determined that the estate is liable for (1) a $9,818,040 estate tax deficiency and a $2,817,294 section 6662 penalty and (2) a $3,784,333 gift tax deficiency and a $722,573 section 6662 penalt...   MORE>>

Yi Xian Chen illegally entered the United States in 2006. Shortly thereafter, his wife gave birth to the couple s second child in China. Chinese authorities then forcibly sterilized her. In the United States, Chen filed for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against ...   MORE>>

Respondent determined the following deficiencies and penalties with respect to petitioner s Federal income tax for tax years 2007 and 2008: Penalty Year Deficiency sec. 6662(a) 2007 $39,685 $7,937 2008 ...   MORE>>