Number: RL32957
Title: Farm Product "Check-off" Programs: A Constitutional Analysis
Authors: Stephen R. Vina, American Law Division 
Abstract: This report begins with an introduction to check-off programs and then describes many of the First Amendment principles that have been discussed in checkoff cases. Next is an analysis of the first two challenges that reached the Supreme Court, as well as a brief discussion of subsequent lower court decisions. This report concludes with a discussion of Johanns v. Livestock Marketing Association and its possible implications for check-off programs.
Pages: 13
Date: June 9, 2006