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On May 23, 2005, the United States
Supreme Court ruled against WORC and the Livestock Marketing Association
(LMA).The Court's opinion states that the mandatory beef checkoff
is government speech and therefore does not violate the constitutional
right to free speech.
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WORC's press release
Read Court's Opinion
Read
Statement by WORC spokesperson, Mabel Dobbs
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Summary
of the case
Opinion
of the Court, Justice Scalia
Dissenting
opinion, Justice Souter
Dissenting
opinion, Justice Kennedy
Concurring
opinion, Justice Thomas
Concurring
opinion, Justice Ginsburg
Concurring
opinion, Justice Breyer
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