National Pork Producers Council et al. v. Karen Ross et al.

Issue

This case concerns the constitutionality of the conditions California’s Proposition 12 imposed on pork producers nationwide in order to sell pork in California.

June 17, 2022

The Restaurant Law Center and its co-amici filed a brief in support of the Petitioners, arguing that the Ninth Circuit decision must be overturned as it would unconstitutionally allow a single state to impose massive costs on interstate commerce without a legitimate local public interest. Furthermore, it would unconstitutionally allow a single state to regulate commerce that occurs wholly within other states, interfering with state sovereignty and undermining interstate restaurant supply chains.