National Pork Producers Council, et al., Petitioners v. Karen Ross, in Her Official Capacity as Secretary of the California Department of Food & Agriculture, et al.

  1. July 12, 2023

    The Biggest Environmental Rulings Of 2023: Midyear Report

    This year has already brought several landmark environmental rulings, from the U.S. Supreme Court's decisions narrowing the scope of the Clean Water Act and allowing a California animal care law to survive to important settlements by major companies accused of wrongdoing in "forever chemicals" litigation. Here are some of the biggest environmental law decisions so far in 2023.

  2. May 25, 2023

    High Court's Pork Producers Ruling Could Shape Wage Cases

    A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling backing a California law against a dormant commerce clause challenge by the National Pork Producers Council and another group already has come up in wage and hour litigation and is likely to shape future arguments and strategies, attorneys said. Here, Law360 explores the ruling’s potential impact.

  3. May 12, 2023

    High Court's Pork Ruling Adds Commerce Clause Complexity

    When the U.S. Supreme Court backed a California law changing its standards for pig breeding, it did so through five different opinions highlighting fractures among the justices on how to analyze claims that state regulations unfairly discriminate against out-of-state interests.

  4. May 11, 2023

    Justices Say Calif. Pork Law Withstands Commerce Concerns

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a California ballot initiative that banned in-state sales of pork born from sows kept in confined housing.

  5. January 02, 2023

    Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2023

    Food and beverage attorneys are sure to have their hands full in 2023 litigating issues surrounding Kroger's massive $25 billion deal to buy Albertsons, claims that a California animal care law harms farmers, and a wine-soaked divorce spat between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

  6. January 02, 2023

    Biggest Environmental Cases To Watch In 2023

    Some huge environmental cases are on the docket for courts across the country in 2023, including an expected Supreme Court ruling on the Clean Water Act's reach, lawsuits over the federal government's efforts to control vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy, a high court dispute over Superfund liability, and emerging chemicals litigation.

  7. October 14, 2022

    Calif. Pork Law Fight May Guide Post-Wayfair Tax Challenges

    A pending U.S. Supreme Court decision in a challenge to a California animal welfare ballot initiative could signal how claims that state tax systems impose undue burdens on remote sellers may be viewed under the dormant commerce clause.

  8. October 12, 2022

    Can Gorsuch Rally Court Against Dormant Commerce Clause?

    Justice Neil Gorsuch made no secret of his distaste for the dormant commerce clause during Tuesday's arguments in a case over a California animal welfare ballot initiative, but will his attacks on the constitutional doctrine sway his colleagues enough to let states enact broad commercial regulations?

  9. October 11, 2022

    Justices Ponder Broader Impacts Of Case Beyond Pork

    U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday expressed concerns about the potential for states to weaponize their lawmaking against other states as they weighed whether to revive pork producers' challenge to a California animal care law that allegedly violates the Constitution by drastically increasing costs for out-of-state farmers.

  10. October 06, 2022

    An Animal Cruelty Case Could Create Chaos For Clean Energy

    States that push aggressive clean energy policies could find themselves in legal hot water if the U.S. Supreme Court backs a broad constitutional challenge to a California animal cruelty law, legal experts say.