Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA


Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund v. USDA is a challenge to USDA rules that allow Mexican and Canadian beef to be labelled as domestic beef.
This case is distinguished from Ranchers-Cattlemen_Action_Legal_Fund_v._Sonny_Perdue in which plaintiffs allege that checkoff dollars are being used to support Canadian and Mexican beef.

Facts and prior history

In 2016 the United States Department of Agriculture rescinded regulations requiring Mexican and Canadian beef be marked as imported. Plaintiffs filed the complaint May 19, 2017.
In March 2018, plaintiffs asked for a summary judgement in their favor.