Supreme Court Upholds California's Animal Welfare Laws.

The Supreme Court upheld California's animal welfare law, Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of pork produced by the cruel confinement of breeding pigs. The law was approved by 63% of California voters in 2018 and requires larger pens or open areas for sows to move freely. The decision split the court along unusual lines, with Justice Neil M. Gorsuch writing for the majority that the Constitution leaves it to states and their voters to decide on the products that will be sold there. The ruling is a victory for animal rights advocates and the rights of states to set their own laws.