U.S. Supreme Court rejects pork producers’ challenge of California law

By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
May 11, 2023
May 11, 2023

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By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an Iowa organization’s challenge to a law imposing restrictions on the sale of pork in California.

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