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In the March issue (not yet online), I wrote about a husband-and-wife team of Pennsylvania dairy farmers who were challenging a law that required them to contribute to "Got Milk?"–style advertisements. Now the Institute for Justice reports that they've won their case [PDF] on First Amendment grounds.
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James Merritt|2.25.04 @ 1:58AM|#
I'm with the Ayatollah on this one. It burns me up to know that my taxes are going for those ONDCP drug-free America ads, especially when opposing ads are banned from public transit venues, etc.
Don't take my money to sponsor speech that I oppose!
|2.25.04 @ 4:04AM|#
That's one small step for man, one giant leap for milk shakes.
garym|2.25.04 @ 10:49AM|#
Nice going, IJ!
|2.25.04 @ 10:53AM|#
Now if they had only gone a step further and told the government to get the hell out of promoting specific foods. Honestly, how was this justified as a legitimate expense again?
Warren|2.25.04 @ 11:07AM|#
So can they sue to get back all the money they paid into this program over the years?
|2.25.04 @ 11:12AM|#
Any links to the actual decision? All I see is the press release, and only fools and reporters trust press releases.
|2.25.04 @ 11:27AM|#
Ah, to answer my own question, http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/032522p.pdf
|2.25.04 @ 12:45PM|#
I have been a long time supporter of IJ. They win in courts what politicians fear to address.
Now if only I can quit paying for those drug free america ads.