Denied an appeal by the 9th Circuit concerning the constitutionality of California Proposition #12, the North American Meat Institute has filed for the Supreme Court of the United States to review the case.
At issue is the requirement that meat and poultry products shipped to California must be produced in conformity to the standards of housing and management prevailing in the receiving state. NAMI considers that Proposition #12 limits interstate commerce and provides California producers with a competitive advantage.
The 9th Circuit lawsuit filed by NAMI was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and by the Attorneys General of twenty States, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Food Marketing Institute.