AR-News: (US) Supreme Court agrees to consider constitutionality of cow promotion program

[Animalconcerns]

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if the government
can force cattle producers to pay for research into cow diseases and for
catchy ads promoting "Beef: It's What's for Dinner."

For nearly 20 years beef producers have had to pay fees that are used to
promote the industry, but lower courts have ruled that the beef programs -
and others like them - violate the First Amendment guarantee of free speech.

Opponents of such fees contend that the mandatory fees infringed on their
free speech rights because they are forced to pay for some marketing
campaigns with which they don't agree.

full story:
http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/8747753.htm

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