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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Dec. 22, 2016

State bill unlawfully helped farm union, 9th Circuit rules

A federal appellate panel sided with two California farming companies, finding that a portion of a law helps the United Farmworkers of America and hurts the companies, with little regard to the public interest.

By Matthew Blake
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with two California farming companies, finding that a portion of a one-year-old law helps the United Farmworkers of America union and hurts the companies, with little regard to the public interest.

Judge Ronald M. Gould authored a 3-0 published opinion finding that the state violated the U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection...

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