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Type
Opinion
Author
Richard Allen Griffin
Filed
April 8, 2019
Case
Burnette Foods, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Agric.
Case status
Decided

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GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge. Cherries, both tart and sweet, are among the many agricultural products that American farmers proudly produce and American shoppers fondly consume. Every year, half a million or so festival-goers descend upon Traverse City, Michigan for the National Cherry Festival to eat cherries, take part in cherry-pit-spitting and cherry-pie-eating competitions, cheer on thre…

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