KELSEY PIPER: ‘Lots of states want to regulate animal cruelty. The courts are mostly agreeing they can… For more than a decade, foie gras producers have been fighting to stop California from banning foie gras… Their argument: that some states imposing different, higher animal welfare standards violates the commerce clause of the US Constitution (which … Continue reading U.S. Federal courts keep backing states’ rights to pass animal protection laws