California's Anti-Animal Cruelty Law for Pork Upheld by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has upheld California's anti-animal cruelty law, Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork produced in other states unless the sow was housed in conditions that allowed her to move freely. The National Pork Producers Council challenged the law, arguing that it impermissibly regulates commerce between the states. The decision was 5-4, with some disagreement among the justices in the majority on the reasons why the California law should be upheld. The ruling leaves room for states to regulate what businesses can and must do within their borders, impacting how those businesses act in other states.