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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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California’s Proposition 12 Challenged on Constitutional Grounds

Posted on October 9, 2019

As our readers may know, in November 2018, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12, which establishes new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and

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What to Know about California’s New Proposition 12 Requirements on Farm Animal Confinement

Posted on January 16, 2019

During the November 2018 election, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12, which establishes new standards for confinement of certain farm animals and bans the sale of

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California’s Proposition 12 Animal Welfare Measure Wins Big – Requires Cage-Free Eggs by 2022

Posted on November 28, 2018

After the mid-term election earlier this month, California made cage-free eggs a state law. With 62% of the votes, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 12, also known as the

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