The Supreme Court upheld a California law that bars the sale of pork produced in other states unless the sow was housed in conditions that allowed her to move freely. But the National Pork Producers Council brought a constitutional challenge to the law, arguing that it impermissibly regulates commerce between the states, because nearly all pork production occurs outside of California. The decision of the court was 5-4, though there was some disagreement among the justices in the majority on the reasons why the California law should be upheld. While the state said the law was necessary so that Californians wouldn’t feel complicit in animal cruelty, pork producers said the law would burden interstate commerce in violation of the Constitution. But in this case, they said, the pork producers failed the test.

Source: CNN May 11, 2023 17:52 UTC