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In this episode of Rescuing the Rule of Law, host Roger Kates is joined by Maine Attorney General Aaron Fry, civil litigation attorney Melissa Huey, and legal scholar Peter Murray for a close look at the legal dispute between the State of Maine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The case centers on a sudden federal threat to cut funding that supports school lunches for roughly 170,000 Maine children, along with nutrition assistance for vulnerable adults. The panel discusses how the dispute began, why Maine took the federal government to court, and how a U.S. District Court judge intervened to block what was argued to be arbitrary and unlawful federal action. This conversation delves into due process, executive power, administrative law, and the real-world impact of the rule of law on everyday people.
