Farmer challenges Dept of Agriculture law prohibiting the use of 'wetlands,' claims Congress exceeds its power to regulate interstate commerce

Farmer challenges Dept of Agriculture law prohibiting the use of 'wetlands,' claims Congress exceeds its power to regulate interstate commerce

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Liberty Justice Center of Chicago is supporting Iowa farmer Jim Conlan, who seeks permission from a federal judge to plant crops on nine acres he owns but can’t use because the government claims it as wetlands. His CTM business sued U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack at an Iowa district court on April 16, claiming his rules exceed his authority.Conlan's counsel James Dickey of Minnesota claimed the nine…