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MICHIGAN CANNERS & FREEZERS ASS'N, INC. v. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING BD.

No. 82-1577.

467 U.S. 461 (1984)

MICHIGAN CANNERS & FREEZERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AND BARGAINING BOARD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 11, 1984

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Scoville argued the cause for appellants. With him on the briefs were Ernest M. Sharpe and Jon D. Botsford.

John H. Garvey argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging reversal. With him on brief were Solicitor General Lee and Deputy Solicitor General Geller.

James A. White argued the cause for appellees and filed a brief for appellee Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association, Inc. With him on the brief were Theodore W. Swift and Michael J. Schmedlen. Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General of Michigan, Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General, and Charles D. Hackney, Henry J. Boynton, and Michael J. Moquin, Assistant Attorneys General, filed a brief for appellee Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Board.*

Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the American Farm Bureau Federation by John J. Rademacher and C. David Mayfield; and for the California Tomato Grower's Association et al. by Gerald D. Marcus.

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

A perceived need to help the American farmer in his economic relations with large and powerful agricultural processors has moved Congress and various States to enact laws designed to bolster the farmer's bargaining power when bringing his goods to market. This case involves two such laws: the federal Agricultural Fair Practices Act of 1967 and the State of Michigan's Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act (Michigan...

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