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Continuing Litigation of California’s Foie Gras Ban

Posted on May 9, 2022

 9th Circ. Backs Calif.’s In-State Foie Gras Sales Ban (Law360 Subscription Required)

  • As we reported in 2017, the Ninth Circuit upheld a 2004 California law that prohibits force feeding a

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NY Judge Denies Dismissal of “Free-Range” Egg Suit

Posted on March 9, 2022
  • A federal judge in New York denied a motion to dismiss a proposed class action complaint which alleged that the producer of Nellie’s Free Range Eggs, Pete and Gerry’s Organics

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Prop 12 Enforcement Delayed for Some Stakeholders

Posted on January 26, 2022
  • On January 24, Judge James P. Arguelles for the Superior Court in Sacramento County ordered an enforcement delay of a part of California’s Proposition 12. Judge Arguelles ruled that grocers,

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Supreme Court Asked to Review Prop 12 Challenge

Posted on September 29, 2021
  • On September 27, agriculture industry groups, including the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Ninth Circuit’s decision

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DC Court Revives Animal Welfare “Natural” Lawsuit

Posted on September 15, 2021
  • The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has revived a case filed in 2016 by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) accusing Hormel Foods of falsely advertising lunch meats and

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Prop 12 Prevails over Constitutionality Complaints

Posted on September 2, 2021
  • On August 20, 2021, an Iowa federal judge dismissed a May 2021 lawsuit filed in Iowa federal district court by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (“IPPA”) and three Iowa pork

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Senate Bill Targets CA’s Animal Welfare Law

Posted on August 17, 2021
  • On August 5, 2021, Senate Republicans introduced the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, which aims to “prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution

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Utah Law Requires Cage-Free Systems by 2025

Posted on March 24, 2021
  • On March 17, Utah Governor Spencer J. Cox signed Senate Bill (SB) 147 into law, which requires that egg-laying hens be kept in cage-free systems by 2025. Senator Scott D.

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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging California’s Proposition 12

Posted on May 6, 2020
  • On April 27, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12, which established new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and bans the sale of products that

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US District Court Orders USDA to Revise Errors Related to Organic Animal Welfare Rule Withdrawal

Posted on March 18, 2020
  • In a March 12 court order, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia agreed with the Organic Trade Association’s (OTA) lawsuit against the USDA that the withdrawal

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