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Court to hear battle over animal welfare, the dormant commerce clause — and the price of bacon

SCOTUSBlog

Share In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 12, a ballot initiative that its supporters describe as the country’s strongest law to protect farm animals. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a challenge to the constitutionality of the law.

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The Argument in Carson v. Makin Unexpectedly Turns To Critical Race Theory

JonathanTurley

The exchange occurred as Taub was being questioned on the meaning of “sectarian” under the law. Almost a dozen states (including Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Arizona, and North Dakota) have passed legislation to bar CRT and roughly a dozen more are considering such legislation.