The Supreme Court of the U.S. (SCOTUS) declined to hear a Proposition 12 case brought by the Iowa Pork Producers Association.
The court did not say why it declined the case, but court records show its dismissal seven times. Justice Brett Kavanaugh noted he would have granted the petition for a writ of certiorari. California’s Prop 12 law makes it a criminal offense and civil violation to sell whole pork meat in the state unless the pig is born to a sow housed within 24-square-feet that can allow the sow to turn around without touching an enclosure.
The case was previously heard by the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit after a lower court ruled in favor of Prop 12 last June. The producer association argued the California law places the cost and compliance burden on pork producers who are nearly all located outside of California, and the law puts the industry at risk of consolidation.
