• Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of "Veggie Libel"

  • May 9 2023
  • Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
  • Podcast

Oprah v. Beef Part 1: The Rise of "Veggie Libel"

  • Summary

  • On April 16, 1996, Oprah Winfrey did a show about mad cow disease. Six weeks later, a couple of Texas cattlemen had a cow (sorry).

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    Links!

    • Original Lawsuit
    • Appeal
    • How Oprah Got Sued for Dissing a Burger
    • Two Degrees of Speech Protection
    • Texas Cattle Feeders v. Oprah Winfrey: The First Major Test of the “Veggie Libel Law”
    • Having a Cow: Reactions To "Veggie Libel" Laws and the Oprah Trials
    • Howard Lyman talk
    • The Unconstitutionality Of Iowa's Proposed Agricultural Food Products Act And Similar Veggie Libel Laws
    • How the Cows Turned Mad
    • Food Safety Vs. Promotion Of Industry: Can The USDA Protect Americans From Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy?
    • Apocalypse Cow
    • GAO report
    • A is for Apple, Alar, and ... Alarmist?
    • Alar Five Years Later
    • Auvil v. CBS 60 Minutes
    • Alar and Apples: Newspaper Coverage of a Major Risk Issue.

    Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song!

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