Government
May 9, 2022
Foie gras can cross state line despite California law, panel finds
“We hold that the sales ban is neither preempted nor unconstitutional and that the specified transactions are out-of-state sales permitted by California law,” wrote 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ryan D. Nelson.
Californians can only buy foie gras if it comes from out of state, a unanimous federal appeals panel ruled Friday, loosening a strict state ban on the delicacy.
“We hold that the sales ban is neither preempted nor unconstitutional and that the specified transactions are out-of-state sales permitted by California law,” wrote 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Ryan D. Nelson for himself and Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld in the majority opin...
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