Alex Mayasi, mentioned 10 times across podcast episodes and expert conversations analyzed by Sonic.
A legal challenge against the raisin cartel's mandatory crop diversion program went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The U.S. federal government has historically sanctioned and enforced cartels in certain agricultural sectors, such as for raisins.
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with farmers against the raisin cartel, ruling that the mandatory diversion of crops constituted an unconstitutional taking of private property.