The highly technical decision out of the D.C. Circuit turns on the illegal appointments of the administrative law judges who handed down the fines.
Casey Wright rides the horse named “I Am Jose” at the 2013 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration, using soring devices to that passed USDA inspection at the time to accomplish what is known as the “Big Lick” movement. (Photo by Randall R. Saxton, creative commons, via Courthouse News)
WASHINGTON (CN) In the fall of 2017, federal agricultural authorities took aim at a trio of horse trainers, Joe Fleming, Sam Perkins and Jarrett Bradley, accused of entering injured animals into competition for an unfair advantage.