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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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