High Court Backs California Humane-Pork Law in Industry Loss (2)

The US Supreme Court upheld California’s new humane-pork law, rejecting an industry challenge in a ruling buttressing the power of states to impose rules that have a broad economic impact on other parts of the country.

The ruling could force pork producers to implement costly changes to keep selling in the country’s most populous state. The industry argued unsuccessfully that California is violating the Constitution by regulating commerce outside its borders.

Writing for the court, Justice Neil Gorsuch said the pork industry “would have us cast aside caution for boldness” by intervening where Congress had declined to act. He said ...