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Win in R-CALF v. USDA Mark and Vec are joined by special guest, Senior Litigation Counsel Harriet Hageman to discuss R-CALF’s victory against USDA. NCLA is celebrating an important win for America’s ranchers after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its subagency, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that they will go through a full rule-making process pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) to make any changes to the 2013 Final Rule governing animal identification and traceability. They will thus abandon their prior attempt to replace the rule with guidance, which has been at the root of NCLA’s lawsuit against the agencies. Read more about the case here: https://nclalegal.org/2021/03/nclas-suit-forces-usda-to-abandon-efforts-to-use-guidance-to-mandate-rfid-eartags-for-livestock/   Chief Justice Roberts' Comments on Antiquities Act of 1906 Later in the episode, Vec and Mark discuss the implications of Chief Justice Roberts’ comment on the denial of certiorari in the case of the Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association. On Monday (03/22), the Chief Justice of the United States gave his opinion on how much power presidents have to treat 3.2 million acres of underwater area as a monument under the Antiquities Act of 1906. Chief Justice Roberts expressed his “concerns” about presidents wielding sweeping authority in this area.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.