- As a direct response to California’s Proposition 12, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act with the goal of protecting farmers from state
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CA Court Order Permits Sale of Some Non-Compliant Pork Through End of 2023
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- As our readers know, California’s Proposition 12 is a statewide statutory initiative measure that establishes standards of confinement for certain farm animals. Throughout the course of a series of
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California’s Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act (Proposition 12)
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- In November 2018, California voters passed a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12 (the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act), which is covered on our blog. The Act
Supreme Court to Review California Prop 12
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- On Monday, March 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court granted a Writ of Certiorari petition submitted by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the American Farm Bureau Federation
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Prop 12 Enforcement Delayed for Some Stakeholders
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- 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
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- 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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Prop 12 Prevails over Constitutionality Complaints
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- 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
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- 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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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging California’s Proposition 12
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- 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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California’s Proposition 12 Challenged on Constitutional Grounds
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- 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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