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CCA files brief in appeal of border closure

27/04/2005

The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) (together with its affiliated organisations) and Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) have filed separate Amicus briefs in the appeal of the preliminary injunction preventing the opening of the US border to live cattle and an expanded list of beef products. Both the CCA and ABP are applying for amicus curiae, or "friend of the court", status in the appeal of the preliminary injunction filed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, located in San Francisco.

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