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U.S. Supreme Court

Jul. 1, 2015

Raisin ruling will have broad implications

The U.S. high court's recent ruling in Horne v. Department of Agriculture will have several important consequences related to eminent domain as well as antitrust law. By Ken MacVey


By Ken MacVey


The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines "grapes of wrath" as "an unjust or oppressive
situation, action, or policy that may inflame desire for vengeance." The U.S. Supreme
Court's June 22 decision in Horne v. Department of Agriculture may be aptly called the "raisins of wrath" case.


In that case, California raisin grower Marvin Horne challenged...

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