June 23, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that labor unions cannot organize agricultural workers at their farms, saying the California state law allowing the practice constitutes an unconstitutional taking.
March 22, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday pressed both sides in a challenge to a California regulation requiring growers to give union organizers limited access to their property, trying to nail down their arguments for where the line is for illegal takings and what precedent it should turn to in the case.
March 19, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off its March argument session Monday with a case about union access to California farm workers that could usher in a "revolution in takings jurisprudence," some municipalities fear. Here's what to expect this week — plus an update on the high court's pandemic status.
March 19, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether a California regulation requiring growers to let union organizers on their property is unconstitutional in a case that could have ramifications for agricultural labor relations and property access more broadly.
March 18, 2021
Labor unions in California have long relied on a state law that allows limited organization on private agricultural land, but experts say an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case could shift the needle to land owners in disputes over property access.
March 08, 2021
If a California regulation requiring agricultural businesses to give labor organizers access to their properties is struck down, it would not threaten federal union access rights or state safety inspections, two growers told the U.S. Supreme Court, answering claims from the state Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
February 23, 2021
A group of senators are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to be wary about a suit challenging a California regulation requiring farms to give union organizers access to work sites, saying the companies pursuing the case are engaged in a "suspicious" attempt to undo takings precedent.
February 12, 2021
The Department of Justice informed the U.S. Supreme Court it no longer believes a California regulation requiring farms to give union organizers access to work sites is unconstitutional, marking a 180-degree flip from the position presented to the high court in a brief filed during the Trump administration.
February 10, 2021
A coalition of workers' and civil rights advocates urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday not to find unconstitutional a California rule letting union organizers access private farms, warning it would undermine food supply oversight and other public enforcement schemes.
February 05, 2021
A California regulation requiring agricultural businesses to give unions access to their properties is not an unconstitutional intrusion on property rights and a ruling striking it down could "imperil" other government functions, the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board told the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday.