North Dakota judge weighs decision in Beef Commission membership lawsuit

Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)
Cattle roam in a pasture near Killdeer in southwest North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

By Jack Dura, North Dakota Monitor A North Dakota judge is set to decide whether the process for who serves on the state’s Beef Commission is unconstitutional.

South Central Judicial District Judge Jackson Lofgren heard arguments Monday from attorneys for the state and the Ranchers Rights Initiative.

The group’s directors – Kenneth Graner, Michael Heaton and Jeremy Maher – are three cattlemen who sa…