Supreme Court Declines Pork Producers’ Challenge to California Animal Welfare Law

A federal appeals court previously dismissed the lawsuit.
Supreme Court Declines Pork Producers’ Challenge to California Animal Welfare Law
Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch (L) and Brett Kavanaugh (R) attend the State of the Union address in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5, 2019. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Supreme Court on June 30 turned down a challenge to a California animal welfare law banning the sale of pork from hogs unless the animals were raised in a space that exceeds industry norms.

The voter-approved California law applies to all pork, regardless of where it was produced. A group challenging the law had argued that it harmed farmers and consumers nationwide and could lead to supply chain disruptions.