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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for inspections at meat-packing plants intended to protect the public and consumers from contamination in the nation's food supply. The New Republic reports: Whistleblower USDA Food Inspectors on Hormel's Pork Plants: It's "Just Nuts." A highlight:
The companies are now calling the shots. Pretty soon the agency will have no authority.
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Punitive damages are imposed for deliberate, intentional or grossly reckless wrongdoing. Their point is a financial penalty to deter the wrongdoer from repeating the misconduct and to deter others from doing likewise. But punitive damages are often tax-deductible as an ordinary business expense reports the New York Times, When Company Is Fined, Taxpayers Often Foot the Bill.
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Federal appeals courts issue, on any given day, a number of opinions. Today the Sixth Circuit issued three decisions, two of which were marked "not for publication" and are considered officially as non-precedential. Adam Liptak reports in the New York Times that 88% of the opinions issued by federal appeals court are such non-precedential opinions, Courts Write Decisions That Elude Long View.
I don't see anything wrong with this practice. Anyone familiar with the Sixth Circuit's docket of that of the Kentucky Court of Appeals would agree that many of their decisions do not warrant the care and attention that should apply to precedent-setting decisions. Occasionally, I do see non-precedential opinions from the Sixth Circuit that should be precedential and officially offered for publication in the Federal Reporter, Third Series.
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