got lawsuit? got milk? got lard?

September 19, 2005

Got lawsuit?

Posted Sep 18, 2005, 1:31 PM ET by Adam Finley

Filed under: Gripes, Outdoor, Print, Television

Back in June, Kat posted about an ongoing battle centering around the " Got

Milk? " campaign. Dairy farmers were asked to pay an assessment of a little over

$4,000 a year, something many small time farmers had issues with, claiming that

they sold raw milk, and that the ads were for processed milk sold by retailers.

The issue has been hung up in the courts forever, but on Thursday the small time

farmers were finally ruled against. Whether this is the end of the battle or not

remains to be seen, though farmers who are against the assessments are

definitely facing an uphill battle.

Supreme Court overturns 'Got milk' ruling

Posted Jun 1, 2005, 6:15 PM ET by Kat Parr

Milk. It's unconstitutional. Oh wait, that's not the right slogan. In case you

hadn't heard, a lower court ruled the 'Got milk' ad campaign unconstitutional

because farmers we're required to pay for the ad (as a part of the Dairy

Promotion Act). For small-time farmers, four-thousand dollars a year isn't

exactly chump change. Still, it's hard to imagine any ad campaign featuring for

the Official Drink of Boy Scouts unconstitutional (regardless of whatever jokes

we adults make about the ads. wink wink). The decision has been appealed, of

course, so we'll let you know what happens next in this high-stakes, down and

dirty legal race!

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I bought too much organic lard. Anyone interested? $9.50/32 oz. + shipping &

handling. That's what I paid the organic farmer. Please send e-mail to me

directly if you are interested. It is frozen.

Cyndy Gray

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