UPDATE: Maui County in Hawaii will not put the newly-voted GMO moratorium into effect until March 31 as the courts consider the law's validity.
Dive Brief:
- U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Kurren has stopped Maui County in Hawaii from putting in the recently voted-on GMO moratorium.
- This follows a slew of lawsuits surrounding the ban following a narrowly-won election earlier this month.
- Kurren set a Dec. 1 deadline for both sides' lawyers to give their arguments.
Dive Insight:
It's unclear what's exactly going to happen next, as the revolving door of lawsuits seems forever imminent. What's interesting here is that the opposition to the ban claims a Kauai, HI, precedent set by the state should rule in this case. A state vs. county jurisdiction battle looks to be heating up over the next few weeks.