The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit published a lengthy opinion on Oct. 3 that upholds Massachusetts farm animal protection law, commonly known as Question 3.
And at the National Press Club today, more than 200 farmers from 30 states are gathering to show there is broad
Continue Reading Massachusetts is taking its victory in Triumph Foods v. Campbell to Washington D.C.
As the CEO of Animal Wellness Action (AWA) and the Center for a Humane Economy (CHE) Wayne Pacelle frequently gains intervenor status in federal court cases, such as those involving California’s Proposition 12. Outside the courtroom, Pacelle, in some ways, takes on the role of the late, legendary radio storyteller
Continue Reading Animal activist offers the rest of the story on challenges to Question 3 and Prop 12
After a federal judge earlier this year found the nearly decade-old Massachusetts Question 3 violates the U.S. Constitution, it was only a matter of time before California’s Proposition 12 would face a similar challenge.
Now, Triumph Foods, the successful Plaintiff in Massachusetts, has become the first processor to sue California
Continue Reading Triumph Foods wants out from under Prop 12
House Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-PA) may be making it tougher to pass a new Farm Bill.
Thompson is insisting on including what he calls “a fix” for California’s Proposition 12. He claims the Prop 12 requirements have upset the hog market.
Two agricultural non-profit groups are challenging the Pennsylvania
Continue Reading Farm bill could be bogged down because of California’s Prop 12
The EATS Act, to stop California from regulating America’s farms and ranches by protecting states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their borders, is turning into a significant dustup that is not waiting for the congressional recess to get over.
For the August recess, which actually does not end until Congress
Continue Reading Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business
Prop 12, passed overwhelmingly by California voters in 2018, is currently on track to become fully effective on Jan. 1, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-to-4 ruling last May, upheld Prop 12. In the court’s opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote that “the type of pork chops California merchants
Continue Reading New Farm Bill is not likely to stop California’s victorious Prop 12