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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in the case brought by the National Pork Producers Council, the American Farm Bureau Federation and other agriculture groups against California’s Proposition 12, which would require that…
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Pork producers went to the Supreme Court to argue that California’s regulation that bans the sale of 'inhumanely' produced pork is unconstitutional because it affects the economy of other states where the pork is produced.
David G. Savage reported in today's Los Angeles Times that, "The Supreme Court justices sounded wary Tuesday of California’s animal welfare law and its protections for breeding pigs, warning it could set off a wave of state laws that put a wide array of restrictions on products moving nationwide."