U.S. Supreme Court wrestles with pork industry challenge to California law
By Nate Raymond
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By Nate Raymond
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed the constitutionality of a California law banning the sale of pork from pigs confined in spaces with too little space to move freely that industry groups have said impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers.
The Supreme Court will decide whether California’s law violates the Constitution, with possible far-reaching consequences.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments over a California law that would regulate how hogs are raised, even if the farms are in another state. A similar Mass. policy has been on hold while the case works its way though the courts.
The high court signaled in oral arguments Tuesday that it could issue a narrow ruling allowing pork producers to pursue claims that a California animal