Top Court Considers Beef Ad Campaign Case
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A food fight broke out at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, with justices considering whether the government can force farmers to pay for ad campaigns with catchy phrases like "Beef: It's what's for dinner" and billboards featuring milk mustaches on celebrities.
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A possible new case of mad cow disease surfaced Thursday, reviving interest in giving consumers more details about tainted meat and in tracking cattle from barnyard to slaughterhouse.
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Top U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods  Inc. TSN.N on Monday said it has been notified that the staff  of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission intends to  recommend a civil action against the company, which Tyson said  may include a monetary penalty.
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Some of the major business-related cases that will be heard by the Supreme Court in the term that begins Monday:
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday  revived part of the widely-watched obesity suit against  McDonald's Corp. that accuses the world's biggest fast-food  company of using misleading advertising to lure children into  eating fattening, unhealthy foods.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Tuesday that it would hear Exxon Mobil Corp.'s XOM.N appeal  in a case involving an estimated $1.3 billion the giant oil  company may have to pay for overcharging some 10,000 service  station dealers.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to announce on Tuesday that it will hear a Kentucky case that could change how states tax bonds in the $2.3 trillion municipal market, an industry panel said on Friday.
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A federal judge heard arguments Monday in a trademark dispute that could threaten millions in advertising revenue for search engine Google Inc.
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LEDUC, Alberta -- After losing money for 18 months because of mad cow restrictions, Ed Wedman is advertising for hunters willing to pay $500 ($420 in US dollars) to shoot a Holstein steer and take the meat.
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The Supreme Court said Friday it would decide if Michigan is overcharging truckers.
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High noon in Texas: the agriculture chief is making a stand against junk food. Can she win?
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The Supreme Court considers the case of a fired coach who had railed against conditions for female athletes.
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U.S. Supreme Court justices on  Wednesday questioned whether the government can compel cattle  ranchers to pay for an industry marketing program, famous for  its "Beef, It's What's for Dinner" advertisements.
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The justices are set to hear a number of big cases, and their docket may also include any election disputes.
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The political world scrambled yesterday to reckon with the Supreme Court's loosening of limits on "soft money" expenditures and its implications for the 2008 campaign season: a potential surge in television advertisements paid for by unions and corporations that in recent years had fewer outlets for...
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A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit that could put the squeeze on fast-food giant McDonald's for obesity claims by some of its customers.
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As the Supreme Court prepares to examine the issue, the arguments have again turned to the role of the federal courts.