6th Circuit’s Attorney Fee Ruling Should Be Remanded For Review, USDA Says

( November 10, 2025, 1:48 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should grant certiorari to vacate a split Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ panel opinion that affirmed the denial of a Tennessee farmer’s request for attorney fees and remand the farmer’s suit for further consideration in light of the high court’s decision in Lackey v. Stinnie, 604 U.S. 192 (2025), which was issued after the Sixth Circuit’s opinion, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says in response to the farmer’s petition for writ of certiorari....