I've been devoting a considerable amount of time and energy to reporting on the sometimes tedious ins and outs of the upcoming trial of Vernon Hershberger.
Why? What makes this case so important, in my view?
Here are six reasons I see it as being key:
The trial of raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger, due to begin Jan. 7, has been delayed, likely for several months, because of the complexity of legal issues raised at today's hearing in Baraboo, WI.
First, the Wisconsin prosecutors pursuing raw milk farmer Vernon Hershberger went after jury nullification, and convinced a judge to instruct jurors in his upcoming trial they can't side with the accused farmer if they disagree with the laws he is accused of violating.
Next, the Wisconsin prosecutors tried a highly unusual move to subpoena three news reporters to testify against Hershberger.--this time the judge refused to go along.
It has been a very difficult few days. The Newtown, Connecticut, murders hit hard, at a time when it seems as if we should be hardened to incidents of random violence.
The legal situation confronting Michael Schmidt could hardly look more ominous.
Media people love juicy data suggesting an untended-to crisis, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has the perfect juicy data for anyone wanting to write about the supposed crisis in food safety.
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You have to give credit where credit is due--to Indiana regulators who have just issued a report about possibly loosening the state's strict prohibitions on raw milk.
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