Ag Law in the News
By Sam Ellis & Cari Brett Rincker
Agricultural Law,
April 2026
Earlier this year, the Trump Administration accelerated efforts to reshape federal pesticide regulation and liability standards; the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to attempt to define "waters of the United States"; Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Agriculture hosted the annual Illinois Agriculture Legislative Day last month; and more!
Rural Law Practice in the News
By Sam Ellis & Cari Brett Rincker
Rural Practice,
April 2026
News updates relating to rural legal practice, including judicial branch targeting rural access to justice, ARDC updates attorney registration to map rural shortages, continued development of Illinois Community Justice Worker Program, and more!
Ag Law in the News
By Sam Ellis, Regan McGuill Booth, & Cari Brett Rincker
Agricultural Law,
December 2025
A summary of recent updates that impact the practice of agriculture law, including a resolution that reopened the federal government and extended the 2018 Farm Bill, launch of Screwworm.gov, an executive order eliminating tarrifs on certain imported agricultural products, and more!
Ag Law in the News
By Sam Ellis, Regan McGuill Booth, & Cari Brett Rincker
Agricultural Law,
November 2025
A compilation of developments that may impact the practice of agricultural law, including USDA legal battles, land use, agroterrorism, antitrust, and more!
Rural Law Practice in the News
By Regan McGuill Booth, Sam Ellis, & Cari Brett Rincker
Agricultural Law,
November 2025
Learn more about recent events that may be impacting the rural practice of law, including increasing legal deserts, incentives to bring attorneys to rural practice, and community-centered legal models.
Rural Law Practice in the News
By Regan McGuill Booth, Sam Ellis, & Cari Brett Rincker
Rural Practice,
October 2025
Learn more about recent events that may be impacting the rural practice of law, including increasing legal deserts, incentives to bring attorneys to rural practice, and community-centered legal models.
Ag Law in the News
By Cari Brett Rincker, Sam Ellis, & Regan McGuill Booth
Agricultural Law,
September 2025
Updates regarding the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, cattle and emissions regulations, USDA news, immigration, employment and labor, and antitrust that may impact your practice in the field of agricultural law.
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