ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot take raisins away from farmers to boost market prices.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Supreme Court ruled that the government cannot take raisins away from farmers to boost market prices.
In an 8-1 ruling, the justices said forcing raisin growers to give up part of their annual crop without full payment is an illegal confiscation of private property.
The court sided with California farmers Marvin and Laura Horne, who claimed they were losing money under a 1940s-era program they call outdated and ineffective. They were fined $695,000 for trying to get around the program.
