For more than a few years now, we’ve been covering the saga of tractors from the larger ... out of the field of a few farmers and right-to-repair geeks and into the mainstream.

Usually the yellow and green variants that come from John Deere, as the agricultural manufacturer has become the poster child for all that is wrong in the fight for the right to repair.

The New York Times calls the lawsuit "a notable sign of support from the federal government for a grass-roots 'right to repair' movement that has long sought legislation to require companies ...