Antitrust: Federal Jury Finds Egg Producers Liable for Price-Fixing and Conspiracy, Damages Awarded
On November 21, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a minute entry of a jury verdict finding the defendant egg producers liable in an antitrust case alleging that numerous egg producers—including United Egg Producers, Inc., United
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Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 11, 2023
Climate Change: New Jersey Adopts Rule Requiring 100% of Light-Duty Vehicle Sales to be Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
On November 21, 2023, the New Jersey Office of the Governor announced the next stages for Advanced Clean Cars II rule, requiring all “light-duty vehicle” manufacturers to incrementally increase sales of zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) beginning in
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of December 4, 2023
Pipelines: FERC Authorizes Construction of the Southeast Energy Connector Project
On November 16, 2023, FERC issued an order authorizing the construction and operation of the Southeast Energy Connector Project (SECP). Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, 185 FERC ¶ 61133, Docket No. CP22-501-000 (2023). The order authorizes the construction and operation of Transcontinental Gas
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—December 4, 2023
International Trade: Panel Report Finds Canada’s Dairy Tariff-Rate Quotas ‘Not Inconsistent’ with USMCA
On November 10, 2023, the dispute settlement panel formed under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) published its final report concerning Canada’s dairy tariff-rate quota (TRQ) allocation measures. Also announced by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the report concluded that “Canada’s measures are
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of November 27, 2023
Oil and Gas Leasing: Alaska Court Rules in Favor of Willow Project, Permitting ConocoPhillip to Explore and Develop on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 
On November 9, 2023, the United States District Court for the District of Alaska upheld ConocoPhillips’s authorization to explore and develop oil on its leases in the National Petroleum Reserve
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 20, 2023
Antitrust: DOJ Files Complaint, Proposed Consent Decree to Prohibit Koch Foods’ Contract Termination Penalty Fees
On November 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a complaint alleging that poultry producer Koch Foods, Inc. “anticompetitively and unfairly required chicken farmers, or growers, to
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of November 20, 2023
Community Impacts: US Supreme Court Denies Motion to Stay Upcoming Coastal Erosion Case Against BP
On Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the United State Supreme Court denied an application for stay brought before the Court by BP America Production, Hilcorp Energy, and Shell Oil. BP America Production Company, et al., Applicants v. Parish of Cameron, Louisiana,
Penn State Law Students Attend 2023 AALA’s Educational Symposium
From November 9-11, 2023, six Penn State Law students joined Center staff to attend the American Agricultural Law Association’s 2023 Annual Educational Symposium in Charlotte, NC. The AALA Annual Symposium is a national CLE conference attended by hundreds of attorneys from across the United States. At the Symposium, Center staff and students attended a variety
Agricultural Law Weekly Review—November 14, 2023
Pesticides/Herbicides: Circuit Court Rules California’s Glyphosate Warning Requirement Violates First Amendment
On November 7, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit released an opinion holding California’s Proposition 65 carcinogen warning requirement for the herbicide glyphosate violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. National Association of Wheat Growers v. Bonta, No. 20-16758
Shale Law Weekly Review—Week of November 13, 2023
GHG Emissions: PA Commonwealth Court Finds State Membership in Carbon Emissions Trading Alliance Illegal
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania granted a request for declaratory and injunctive relief filed by numerous private companies and individuals in the fossil fuel industry acting as petitioners in a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of